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"We are delighted to OTP consistently despite the most challenging situations. We have been able to improve our OTP to 95.4 percent in February 2022 from an annual monthly average of 93.5 percent in 2021," an IndiGo spokesperson told PTI.

The spokesperson added that IndiGo will continue to be true to its promise of an "affordable, on-time, safe and hassle-free travel experience" for its customers.

In February, Vistara, SpiceJet, Air India, AirAsia India, and Alliance Air had OTP of 90.9 percent, 90.9 percent, 89.8 percent, 88.5 percent, and 88.5 percent, respectively.

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Around 76.96 lakh domestic passengers travelled by air in February, approximately 20 percent more than the 64.08 lakh who flew in January, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation had said on Monday.

The February figure is a sign that the domestic aviation market is recovering after the 43 percent dip that was observed in January due to the Omicron variant of coronavirus. In December last year, 1.12 crore domestic passengers had travelled by air.