Mumbai: Air India appears to have touched a new low in October as more than 50,000 of its passengers were hit by flight delays. It's an abnormal number as, on an average, across all Indian carriers, including Air India, around 25,000 passengers are affected due to delayed flights each month.
A total of 62,011 passengers who booked domestic and international flights on Indian carriers were hit by flight delays beyond two hours in October. Of these, 50,773 belonged to AI alone, stated Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) data. In September, a total of 24,250 passengers were hit and 18,346 were AI passengers (see box). The trend was the same for the earlier months with AI contributing the highest percentage of passengers hit by flight delays.
The national carrier, which is the third largest airline in terms of domestic market share, flew around 17 lakh passengers, domestic and international included, that month. So, three out of every 100 passenger who flew AI were stranded at airports during the busy Diwali festive season travel. In comparison, only 0.2% of passengers who booked on private carriers were hit by flight delays in October.
24/11/14 Manju V/Times of India
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A total of 62,011 passengers who booked domestic and international flights on Indian carriers were hit by flight delays beyond two hours in October. Of these, 50,773 belonged to AI alone, stated Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) data. In September, a total of 24,250 passengers were hit and 18,346 were AI passengers (see box). The trend was the same for the earlier months with AI contributing the highest percentage of passengers hit by flight delays.
The national carrier, which is the third largest airline in terms of domestic market share, flew around 17 lakh passengers, domestic and international included, that month. So, three out of every 100 passenger who flew AI were stranded at airports during the busy Diwali festive season travel. In comparison, only 0.2% of passengers who booked on private carriers were hit by flight delays in October.
24/11/14 Manju V/Times of India
