Turnaround times prove costly for Indian carriers

Mumbai: Delhi and Mumbai airports may be in for a sea change as their modernisation plans get off the ground, but travellers and airlines still have to bear with costly delays at all Indian airports. Poor airport design and obsolete air traffic control (ATC) systems ensure that airlines in India have the highest turnaround time—the time between an aircraft’s landing and take-off.
Globally, airlines keep their turnaround time at a minimum of 15 minutes and a maximum of 20-25 minutes. But Indian carriers take double the time.
The aircraft turnaround process consists of passenger processing, baggage unloading/loading, catering and refuelling, and flaws in airport design and ATC laws lengthen the procedures significantly.
03/11/06 Sagar Malviya/Financial Express

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