Difficult tracheal intubation is a major cause of severe perioperative morbidity and mortality related to anaesthesia. The McCoy [MC] laryngoscope, which was used more commonly, was compared with the Airtraq [AT] laryngoscope, which has been developed for use in patients with normal or difficult airways. The study aimed at comparing and evaluating the time taken and ease of intubation by using both. Using a cross–sectional study design, the study was carried out in Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, under the Aligarh Muslim University in Aligarh from January to March 2012; on a sample of 50 patients, randomly divided into two groups of 25 patients each using chit–in–a–box technique. The male: female ratio was 0.8:1. The mean ± SD age in the AT group was 36.76 ± 9.09 years and in the MC group was 38.48+15.19 years. In group AT 32% patients were (Mallampati score grade I) MPI as compared to group MC in which 48% patients were MPI. In group AT 44% patients were MPII, 16% MPIII; as compared to group MC in which 40% patients were MPII and 4% MPIII. In both group AT and group MC 8% patients were MPIV. 72% of patients in Group AT were intubated between 1 –10 secs as compared to Group MC in which 60% of the patients were intubated between 11–20secs.The mean time of laryngeal intubation in the MC group was 22.08 ± 5.78 and AT group was 9.76 ± 2.60. This was found to be statistically significant. Our study revealed that Airtraq was a better interventional technique than the McCoy laryngoscope and provided better intubation conditions with greater ease of intubation.