NEW DELHI: In less than a year of taking over Air India, Tata Sons has made the Maharaja the most punctual domestic airline. In government-owned days, cash-starved AI used to be at the bottom of the monthly on-time performance (OTP) figures issued by DGCA for several years. Data for domestic air traffic in October, 2022, showed three Tata airlines occupy the top OTP slots — AI (90. 8%), Vistara and AirAsia India (both 89. 1%).
What once used to be India’s most punctual airline, IndiGo, comes after these three Tata carriers, with 87. 5% of its domestic flights leaving on time. The fourth Tata airline, AI Express, essentially operates international flights.
Aflight is considered punctual if it leaves within 15 minutes of its scheduled time. The DGCA issues OTP figures based on flights from four metro airports.
