India’s airline posted steep losses in the financial year 2024-25 (FY25), with Tata Group-owned Air India and Air India Express together accounting for the biggest share of the setback, the Parliament was informed on Thursday. 

Air India and its low-cost arm Air India Express reported a combined pre-tax loss of Rs 9,568.4 crore during the financial year, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.

Of this, Air India lost Rs 3,890.2 crore, while Air India Express -- which had remained profitable for years -- slipped into a loss of Rs 5,678.2 crore.