Single GDS system, better aircraft utilisation help Air India cut expenses

Moving to a single global distribution service (GDS) platform for domestic ticketing, better utilisation of planes and new international flights in the last one year are some of the sources that are helping the disinvestment-bound Air India to earn more revenue and cut down expenditure during these tough times, according to senior officials.

The officials said that in 2020, single GDS system would help them save Rs 520 crore, operational profit from new flights will earn Rs 120 crore, and swapping small wide-body aircraft for a big one on the Delhi-London route will help them earn Rs 100 crore.

While Air India’s net loss in 2018-19 was around Rs 8,556 crore, its current total debt is around Rs 80,000 crore.