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--Moody's: Quantitative impact of IndiGo's disruption remains uncertain now
--Moody's: See IndiGo's profitability to be negatively impacted in FY26
--Moody's: DGCA, aviation min may impose penalty on IndiGo in near future
--Moody's: IndiGo flight disruptions underscore lapses in planning, oversight
--Moody's: IndiGo could see major fincl damage from flight cancellations
--Moody's: InterGlobe failure to plan for new aviation norms credit negative

 

AHMEDABAD - Moody's Inc. sees the recent flight disruptions of low-cost airline IndiGo as credit negative for its operator InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. The global rating agency said the company could see significant financial damage from loss of revenue due to flight cancellations, refunds and other compensation to affected customers, along with potential penalties imposed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.

 

"Although the fundamentals of IndiGo's Baa3 rating remain intact, including its dominant market share, low penetration rates for air travel in India, strong macro growth fundamentals and IndiGo's long-term leverage sustainable below 3.5x, the airline's profitability will be negatively impacted in the current fiscal ending Mar. 31, 2026," the rating agency said in its note.

 

Moody's said that while there will be reputational damage for IndiGo, the quantitative impact of disruption remains uncertain at this point, as the scale and profitability of its operations evolve following adjustments to comply with new regulations. Moody's has downgraded IndiGo's issuer category score for human capital to 4, from 3, reflecting the adverse impact of slower hiring on the airline's operations.

 

Moody's said the newly mandated flight duty time limitation regulations put in place by the DGCA on Nov. 1 to enhance safety and manage crew fatigue were among the strictest globally. "This saw IndiGo reporting massive delays and cancellations of its flights, caused by a mix of regulatory changes and weather conditions that exacerbated the company's lapses in planning, amid a peak winter-schedule for the airline," Moody's said in its report.

 

The rating major went on to add that recent flight disruptions underscore significant lapses in planning, oversight and resource management by IndiGo because the new regulations had been known to the industry for more than a year. It added that the airline's "lean" operations that supposedly provided cost efficiency in stable times, lacked the resilience needed for change in the regulations. It was this that led to the need for system-wide reboot, which in turn led to cancellation of around 1,600 flights on Dec. 5 and over 1,200 cancellations in November. Moody's has cited this lack of judgment and preparedness for the impending regulatory changes in governance issuer category score of 3 for InterGlobe Aviation management.

 

Moody's also sees the DGCA notice to InterGlobe Aviation's Chief Executive Officer Pieter Elbers and Chief Operating Officer Isidro Porqueras potentially affecting continuity of senior leadership. However, Moody's sees no change in IndiGo's overall social issuer profile score of S-4, which indicates high credit exposure to social risks, and its governance issuer profile score of G-3, representing moderate credit exposure to governance risks.

 

For the quarter ended September, InterGlobe Aviation had reported a net loss of INR 26.14 billion. Revenue for the quarter was INR 185.55 billion. On Monday, shares of the company closed 8.3% lower at INR 4,923.50 on the National Stock Exchange.  End

 

Reported by Sunil Raghu

Edited by Ashish Shirke

 

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