BENGALURU, Aug 2 (Reuters) – IndiGo operator Interglobe Aviation (INGL.NS) on Wednesday stated it was assessing the impression on its fleet attributable to troubled Pratt & Whitney engines, and that it expects a fall in yield attributable to seasonal weak spot within the second quarter.

Pratt’s proprietor RTX (RTX.N) said final week that some engines must be faraway from planes and inspected for micro cracks.

The impression for IndiGo within the preliminary part might be a “net single digit number of engines,” IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers stated in an analyst name.

“We don’t know yet what this is going to be the precise impact in the phase thereafter. We are in clear contact with Pratt … We are also working on possible mitigating measures.”

India’s largest airline by market share posted a revenue of 30.87 billion rupees ($373.9 million) for the quarter ended June 30 on robust demand for air journey and a fall in jet gasoline costs, in contrast with a lack of 10.65 billion rupees a yr in the past.

IndiGo’s yields, a metric for profitability, fell 1.2% year-over-year to five.18 rupees per kilometre, however was greater than offset by a 12.7% drop in gasoline prices.

However, in the course of the second quarter, there’ll probably be a bigger dip in yield because of the absence of main festivals, Chief Financial Officer Gaurav Negi stated.

The airline benefited from troubles at smaller rivals Go First and Spicejet , in addition to a powerful restoration in air journey demand on the planet’s third-largest aviation market.

The provider’s market share rose to 60.7% on the finish of the June quarter from 55.7% at end-March.

IndiGo’s load issue, or the passenger carrying capability being utilised, improved by 9 proportion factors to 88.6%.

The firm additionally expects capability to rise by about 25% from a yr earlier within the quarter.

($1 = 82.5680 Indian rupees)

Reporting by Sethuraman NR in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Sohini Goswami and Varun H Ok

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