IndiGo had the best on-time performance (OTP) of 95.4 percent at four metro airports in February, while Go First secured the number two position with 94.1 percent in the same month, according to data released by the directorate-general. general of the aviation regulator of civil aviation. Aviation (DGCA).
Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai were the four airports where Indigo had the best OTP, data released Monday said.
In January, the situation was reversed, as Go First had the best OTP of 94.5 percent at the four airports, while IndiGo was number two with 93.9 percent OTP.
“We are excited to use OTP consistently despite the most challenging situations. We were able to improve our OTP to 95.4 percent in February 2022, from an annual monthly average of 93.5 percent in 2021,” said an IndiGo spokesperson .
The spokesperson added that IndiGo will remain true to its promise of “affordable, timely, safe and hassle-free travel experience” for its customers.
In February, Vistara, SpiceJet, Air India, AirAsia India and Alliance Air had OTP of 90.9 percent, 90.9 percent, 89.8 percent, 88.5 percent and 88.5 percent, respectively.
About 76.96 lakh domestic passengers traveled by air in February, about 20 percent more than the 64.08 lakh flown in January, the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation had said Monday.
The February figure is a sign that the domestic aviation market is recovering after the 43 percent dip seen in January due to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
By December last year, domestic passengers of 1.12 crore had traveled by air.
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