Lok Sabha Question No. 393 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Growth of Air Passenger Traffic
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: RITI PATHAK, K. ASHOK KUMAR, A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI, RAM CHARITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED NO. 393 (To be answered on the November 2016)

## GROWTH OF AIR PASSENGER TRAFFIC

393.

SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK SHRI K ASHOK KUMAR SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- past several months; rapidly over the
- (h) if s0, the details thereof "including average growth reported during the last six months;
- if the extent to which the existing airports upgraded to handle such 2 which is in the range of 25% growth; rate of traftic being rising
- and built on Public airports designed
- Private Partnership models have become an expensive affair for the commoners whereas the private among the fliers
- other incentives, if the holidays and
- (MRO) operations Repair and Overhau]
- enhanced tratfic of air
- operations; airports keeping in view of
- passenger traffic growth? manage high domestie air steps
- across the country; including installation Of wcighing machines just outside the point to the details thereof; and (g) the entry

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

| follows: are as during   | follows: are as during      | follows: are as during                          |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Month the                | Number of Passenger Carried | Growth as compared to carried passengers during |
| Jan-2016                 | 76.55 lakhs                 | corresponding period of prcvious year 22.58%    |
| Jan-Feb 2016             | 151.31 lakhs                | 23.41%                                          |
| Jan-Mar 2016             | 230.03 lakhs                | 24.03%                                          |
| Jan-April 2016           | 309.35 lakhs                | 23.22%/                                         |

| Jan-May 2016   | 396.04 lakhs   | 22.87%   |
|----------------|----------------|----------|
| Jan-Jun 2016   | 475.79 lakhs   | 22.52%   |
| Jan-July 2016  | 560.87 lakhs   | 23.01%   |
| Jan-Aug 2016   | 644.68 lakhs   | 23.14%   |
| Jan-Sept 2016  | 726.98 lakhs   | 23.17%   |

- (c) No such analysis have heen carried out by Government
- (d) Government of India has established independent regulator, namely, Airports Economic Regulatory A airports in the country. AERA allows and collection %f aeronautical charges to the airport operators a5 means to provide fair rate 0f return 0n the investment made by thei. Since investments are made by the higher during the initial period % the airport commencement; However, the charges substantially reduced once (he investment for the development is recovered. levy huge get
- outside Iudia goverument is keen to develop India as an MRO hub in Asis, attracting business from airlines. foreign
- shall be given On the basis 0f list the tools and tvol kits certified by the Directorate 'General Of Civil Aviation approved Quality Managers Of aircraft maintenance organisations.

by MROs for providing exchange advance exchange, the concerned notification has been revised t0 enable advanee export 0 serviceable parts.

- V) Foreign aircraft brought to India for MRO work will be allowed to stay for the entire period of the the during stay stay

machines.

operationalizing the non-operational airports/ airstrips and constructing Civii Enclaves in defenge airports