One in four Air India flights late in June

Air India,that witnessed a 58-day strike by pilots,recorded the worst on-time performance in June,according to data from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

Air India,that witnessed a 58-day strike by pilots,recorded the worst on-time performance (OTP) in June,according to data from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

Of a total 1,319 flights per day that Air India operated in the city in June,352 flights or 26 per cent were delayed. Compared with May though,the carrier improved its OTP by two per cent. Spice Jet recorded the second-worst performance with 20 per cent of its flights getting delayed. Its OTP has also seen an improvement of four per cent compared with 76 per cent in May. As many as 97 of its flight operations,the highest after AI,were delayed due to crew and operational reasons.

Indigo continued to maintain its lead in timings with 90 per cent of its flights operating as per schedule. Only 125 of the total 1,292 flights were delayed. This means a considerable jump for the airline as in May its OTP was five percentage points below at 85 per cent. GoAir ranked second best with 88 per cent of its flights running on time.

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Jet Airways,operating around 2,600 flights daily,at present has the largest number of flight operations. Its performance in June deteriorated compared with May when only 13 per cent of its flights were delayed. In June,the carrier recorded delays in 18 per cent of its flights.

Kingfisher,operating the least number of flights out of the city airport,recorded an OTP of 83 per cent,ahead of Spice Jets performance this month.

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