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IndiGo & Air Asia India Amongst The Most Punctual Airlines Globally!

AirWhizzJan 04, 2019 No Comments

IndiGo & Air Asia India Amongst The Most Punctual Airlines Globally!

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Low-Cost Carriers IndiGo & Air Asia India are the only 2 Indian Airlines to make it to the top 20 most punctual airlines in the world in 2018.

Among airports, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Bhubaneshwar feature in the top 20 list of the most punctual airports across the globe.

The report published by OAG Punctuality League ,a UK-based air travel intelligence firm, analysed 58 million flight records in 2018 to create a ranking of the best on-time performance (OTP) for the world’s largest airlines and airports.

On-Time Performance (OTP) is the percentage of flights that depart or arrive within 15 minutes of schedule. Airports handling at least 25 lakh passengers have been ranked according to their punctuality.

IndiGo, India’s largest airline by passengers carried and fleet size, was ranked at number six under ‘Mega Airline’ list and at number seven in ‘Low-Cost Carrier’ list for punctuality. It also took the tenth spot in Asia Pacific region for best punctuality.

AirAsia India was ranked at number 12 in low-cost carrier list for punctuality.

Under large airports with best punctual or on-time performance, Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports took the number 13 and 16 spots respectively. Airports with 10-20 million passengers in a year were identified in this category.

Bhubaneshwar Airport also secured a place at number 20 in the small airport list with annual passenger traffic of 2.5 to 5 million.

Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport was ranked at 13 in the list of mega airports for punctuality, which has over 30 million passengers departing every year. It is currently the seventh busiest airports in Asia and among the top 20 busiest airports in the world.

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Air Italy, Wow Air Start Direct Flights From Delhi!

AirWhizzDec 08, 2018 No Comments

Air Italy, Wow Air Start Direct Flights From Delhi!

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In a bid to boost international air connectivity, European carriers Air Italy and WOW Air have commenced their direct flights from Delhi.

Both these airlines offer direct flights to destinations in North America & Europe.

Air Italy’s Chief Operating Officer Mr. Rossen Dimitrov said the launch of its India-Italy sector represents another major step forward for the airline and reinforces its commitment to network expansion in Asia.

Kiran Jain, Managing Director, WOW air, said that the launch of the flight meant that passengers from India will be able to connect to 13 destinations in North America including Chicago, Washington DC, Orlando and NewYork within 145 minutes of arriving in Reykjavik.

Here are all the details about the flight schedules of both the airlines:

Air Italy

  • Air Italy will fly between Delhi and Milanthrice a week.
  • From next Friday, it will operate on Mumbai-Milan route 3 times using its 252-seater Airbus A-330 with 24 business and 228 economy seats
  • The aircraft has onboard Wi-Fi which will needto be switched off in Indian airspace as India is yet to allow the same
  • Economy passengers wishing to use onboard Wi-Fiwill, however, need to pay for the service

WOW Air

  • WOW Air will fly thrice a week between Delhi and Reykjavik(Iceland)
  • It also offers hopping flights from Iceland toNorth America and Europe.
  • The airline will be flying to 15 North American destinations which include Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Boston, Toronto andSan Francisco
  • European destinations include Paris & London

WOW Air is the first airline which will allow direct connection between India and Iceland ever. Italy, on the other hand, has regular direct flights to and from India with Air India and Alitalia operating on these sectors.

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