Air India beats IndiGo to become top ‘on time’ airline in India: Report
Air India has beaten IndiGo for the third consecutive month as India’s top “on-time” airline. Since the takeover by the Tata Group, Air India has identified on-time performance (OTP) as a primary improvement goal, according to a report in the Economic Times (ET). Being punctual was one of the branding strategies of IndiGo.
In September, 87.1 per cent of flights of Air India were on time as compared to IndiGo’s 84.1 per cent. This was 83.1 and 84.5 per cent, respectively, in June, the report added.
“We have invested in IT systems to improve the capability of aircraft predictive maintenance. We want to ensure the right systems are in place to monitor the turnaround times of aircraft.
