200 flights delayed 5 times in December

Mumbai: More than 200 flights at Mumbai airport arrived late once in at least five times in the month of December. According to data released by Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd ( MIAL), 206 flights landed late more than 20% of the time they came to Mumbai. A total of 158 departing flights were delayed on more than 20% of occasions in the same month.
The data shows that Jet Airways had the most number of arrival delays followed by Air India (AI). A total of 60 Jet Airways flights and 49 AI flights repeatedly landed late. Kingfisher was third when it come to arrival delays. Most number of AI flights had delayed departures more than 20% of the time they operated from Mumbai airport. AI was followed by Jet Airways (38) and Kingfisher (23). "Many of these flights were late on all the days they operated from the city. Some were delayed 50-70% of the time,'' an airport official said. The data shows that Indigo flights were delayed most compared to other low-cost-carriers.
07/01/12 Times of India

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jan 2012