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		Ajay SinghBudget carrier SpiceJet on Saturday reported 43 per cent fall in net profit at Rs 41.6 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2017, due to higher fuel cost and lower yield on account of demonetisation.</div>
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		The Gurgaon-based carrier had reported a net profit of Rs 73 crore during the January-March quarter of the 2015-16 fiscal.</div>
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		However, for the full fiscal 2016-17, the airline posted a net profit of Rs 430 crore as compared to Rs 407 crore reported in the fiscal year ended March 2016.</div>
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		Figures for the three months ended March 31, 2017, made it the ninth successive profitable quarter for the airline, SpiceJet said in a release. The net profit for FY2017 stood at Rs 430.7 crore, making this the second successive year of profitable growth.</div>
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		According to the airline, the operating revenues were at Rs 1,625.7 crore for Q4 FY17 and Rs 6,191.3 crore for the fiscal 2017.</div>
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		SpiceJet&rsquo;s strong operational performance comes despite significant headwinds, it said, adding that demonetisation resulted in significant decline in yield in Q3 and Q4. Increase in fuel cost was at 46 per cent in Q4 eroding approximately Rs 160 crore of profit. These headwinds have subsided and SpiceJet is bullish about its future prospects, the airline said.</div>
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		&ldquo;Two successive profitable years, a record aircraft order and emerging as India&rsquo;s largest regional operator are testament to the fact that SpiceJet remains firmly on track on its long-term growth strategy,&rdquo; SpiceJet chairman and managing director Ajay Singh said in the release.</div>
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		SpiceJet had in January this year announced that it will buy up to 205 aircraft from Boeing for Rs 150,000 crore, in one of the largest deals in the fast-growing Indian aviation sector.</div>
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		The order of 205 aircraft signifies the strategic direction in which SpiceJet is now committed upon, the airline said.</div>
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		&ldquo;The historic order ends the turnaround phase for SpiceJet and marks the beginning of a growth story, which will see the airline expand its wings &mdash; both within and outside the country,&rdquo; the airline said.</div>
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		&ldquo;During this fiscal, SpiceJet completed its turnaround successfully by discharging all its obligations to its business partners, implemented cost savings measures by restructuring contracts and its business processes,&rdquo; it said.</div>
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		According to the airline, besides adding capacity on existing routes, it was awarded six proposals and 11 routes under the UDAN regional connectivity scheme of the central government. With three-year exclusivity on the routes under the UDAN scheme, SpiceJet will be the only airline to operate on those sectors, it said.</div>
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		The airline is also set to benefit from the reduced cost on account of low jet fuel taxes and exemption from landing and parking charges at regional airports under UDAN, the release said. It also said that this summer the airline increased its regional capacity by 25 per cent and will further augment capacity in this segment.</div>
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These headwinds have subsided and SpiceJet is bullish about its future prospects, the airline said

Note ban, fuel cost drag SpiceJet's Q4 net by 43% to Rs 42 cr

These headwinds have subsided and SpiceJet is bullish about its future prospects, the airline said

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