Budget carrier JetLite incurred a loss of Rs 22 crore for the third quarter ended December, taking the total loss of the first nine months of the current fiscal higher than that of its parent airline Jet Airways.

According to reliable sources, JetLite has a total loss of Rs 498.9 crore for the first three quarters of the ongoing financial year, while that of Jet in the same period stands at Rs 455.3 crore.