@Nityam So are you posting fake news from ET because they conveniently forget the serious problems with Air India?
Air India reported worst punctuality, most flight delays in March
Some key titbits:
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The airline reported the highest number of flight cancellations, worst on-time performance and the lowest load factor (percentage of occupied seats) in March, as per Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) data. This despite a tottering Jet Airways leading to a severe capacity crunch in the domestic market. While other airlines booked incremental passengers and talked of leasing more aircraft,
AI continued to report low occupancy and delays."
"Data released by DGCA showed 9% AI flights,
or almost every 11th domestic flight, was cancelled last month."
"AI's load factor (number of occupied seats as percentage of total seats) was the lowest among all scheduled airlines at 80.8%;
two in 10 domestic seats were empty despite the industry-wide capacity crunch and in a month when every other scheduled airline filled up at least 86% seats."
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Meanwhile, the source quoted earlier said at least 17 AI aircraft are currently grounded. The groundings are due to non-availability of engine spare parts."
It's gross mismanagement. Cherry on the cake: Pakistan doesn't help either.
@Tom M