Not just Air India, most airlines have a long-haul punctuality problem
After the regulator slapped a notice to the airline, it gave a $350 voucher to passengers who flew on the delayed flight to San Francisco. While Air India is the largest operator of non-stop flights to North America from India, a look at flight tracking website FlightRadar24's data shows that On Time Performance (OTP) of all airlines operating non-stop between India and America have an OTP problem.
Four airlines operate non-stop services between India and North America. A random flight status check throws up some interesting insights, across airlines operations between May 25 and May 31, 2024.
American Airlines, which operates a daily non-stop to Delhi from New York, had four flights during the period. It recorded two delays, one up to three hours and one between three and six hours.
United Airlines, which had the second biggest operations between India and the US until curbs were imposed following the Russia-Ukraine war, now operates only one flight a day to India, between Newark and Delhi.
Also Read: Air India gets DGCA's show-cause notice over inordinate flight delayAir Canada, which operates a daily non-stop flight to Toronto from New Delhi, did not see even a single on-time departure in the period for which review was done. It also saw one cancellation during the week, with delays ranging up to one hour on four occasions and a longer one once.
The airline also operates thrice a week service to Montreal and two of its three flights recorded a delay.
Also read: We could have handled the delays better, says Air India CEO Campbell Wilson
Air India operates about four-fifth of these flights and has been a major beneficiary of the Russia-Ukraine war as the non-stop flights operating on these markets dwindled, with Canadian
