Eighty-three patients scheduled for caesarean section were prospectively studied to determine the level of difficult laryngoscopic tracheal intubation among anaesthetists of various grades. A standardized questionnaire detailing demographics, preoperative airway assessment, laryngoscopic view, the number of attempts and the status of the laryngoscopist was completed for each patient. The overall incidence of difficult laryngoscopic tracheal intubation was 8.4%.