All efforts being made to ensure Air India's OTP: Govt

All possible efforts are being made to ensure the 'on time performance' of the flights of Air India, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma said.
In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State for Civil Aviation said the On Time Performance (OTP) is being monitored at the highest level within Air India on a daily basis.
Besides, the Civil Aviation Ministry regularly monitors the OTP of Air India, the Minister noted.
"All possible efforts are being made to ensure OTP of Air India flights," Sharma said.
OTP is an indicator of timely arrival and departure of flights.
According to him, a video conference is anchored by Integrated Operation Control Centre (IOCC) everyday in which the representatives of operating departments from four regions participate to review the previous day's operation and evolve process improvement wherever possible.

Wherever required, issues are taken up with airport operators and ground handling agencies, among others, he added.
Air India's OTP stood at 75.5 per cent in October, as per data released by aviation regulator DGCA.
The Civil Aviation Ministry had asked Air India to make sure that at least 90 per cent of its flights, depart and land on time across airports in the current month.