Question : PUNCTUALITY STATUS OF AIR INDIA FLIGHTS

(a) the punctuality status of Air India flights in all the seasons during the last one year;

(b) how it compares with flights operated by other airlines in the country;

(c) the details indicating comparative status of punctuality of Air India flights with those of other Airlines; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to improve the performance of Air India in this regard?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION ( SHRI PRAFUL PATEL )

(a), (b) and (c): The details of On Time Performance in respect of departures of various scheduled domestic airlies during the year 2009 are as follows:

Airlines	On Time Performace (%)
NACIL(I)	75.2
Jet Airways	77.8
JetLite	75.1
Kingfisher Airlilnes	83.3
Spicejet	79.9
Go Air	80.6
Paramount Airways	87.5
IndiGo	85.1

(d): Some of the measures taken by the Airline to bring about improvement in on-time performance are that
(i) Prune and consolidate flights, with a view to sustaining undisrupted and punctual operations;
(ii) Continuous review of aircraft routing, delays, crew allocations etc. by senior executives with a view to achieving optimum utilisation of crew and substantial savings.

Question : PUNCTUALITY STATUS OF AIR INDIA FLIGHTS

Answer given by the minister

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