He added that the airline had applied for "another eight to ten routes… on an international basis," but did not disclose where as the carrier was still negotiating with the Indian civil aviation authorities. "Let's see what response we get from [Indian] authorities before we start looking at the challenges at the other end," Mills said. Indian carriers have intensified their focus on international markets this year after the Indian government cancelled its policy of giving state-run Air India first refusal on overseas routes and Kingfisher Airlines decision in March 2012 to scrap its international routes altogether. In the company's latest first quarter results, SpiceJet reported a 51 percent increase in revenue to INR1407 crore (US$251.6m) and a 26.1 percent lift in passenger numbers. The carrier posted a profit of INR56.1 crore, SpiceJet's first following a streak of five straight quarterly losses. The airline's market share stood at 18.6 percent.