For 15 consecutive months starting September 2018, India’s low-cost carrier Go First (formerly Go Air) topped the on-time performance (OTP) ranking beating heavyweights like IndiGo and Vistara.
Two years later, the table has turned — and how. The Wadia Group-promoted company has ranked last in OTP every month since September this year, with the grounding of nearly half of its fleet for lack of spare engines. This has led to a market share erosion that is at its second-worst level since 2015 barring the Covid-19 induced disruption in 2020.
AirAsia India, with a fleet size of less than half compared to Go First, has a better market share, according to data shared by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
