Air India’s on-time performance up by 28%: DGCA data

Air India has improved its on-time performance in the four metro airports of Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad by as much as 28% in the first three months of this year, according to data released by the civil aviation regulator, after the state-owned airline was taken over by the Tata group.

An average of 71.5% Air India flights were on time in the four metro airports between October to December 2021, which improved to an average of 91.3% between January and March, data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation revealed.

“On time performance is a key parameter for all airlines,” said Jitender Bhargava, former executive director of Air India. “It’s heartening to see that after Tata acquired control of Air India, on-time performance has witnessed significant improvement. This was only to be expected.”

“Our on-time performance last month was 91.2% , significantly higher than in the previous few years,” an airline official said, seeking anonymity. “It has always been Air India’s endeavour to operate flights on time and we are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that Air India continues doing so.”