Lok Sabha Question No. 6387 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Benefit to Air Passengers due to Low ATF Price
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: OM BIRLA, RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6387 (To be answered on the Sth Aprii 2018)

## BENEFIT TO AIR PASSENGERS DUE TO LOW ATF PRICE

6387.

SHRI OM BIRLA SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- @ewhether there has beez & fall in the prices of the Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) in the international market the current year as compared to previous three years and if so, the details thereof; during
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that citizens the benefits of such low prices of ATF; and get
- (b) whether the Government acknowledges that the subsequent benefit arising from fall in prices are not passed by the Domestic Airlines Operators to the air and if $0, the details thereof; passengers being
- () whether the Government proposes to impose an upper restriction on the ticket and to further fuel the growth of the domestic aviation sector and if s0, the detailsshegeos and if

not; the reasons therefor?

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(: Thepricing %f Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) Was deregulated We f 01.04.2001 and the Price of ATF (domestic) since 01.04.2015 at Delhi is attached at Annexure: Selling

(b)and (c): No such analysis has been carried out by the Government; Air fares Rules 1937 cost of operation, indicated that over the last three years; the average fares offered by scheduled domestic airlines on various routes have reduced by about 17%

- requirement was dispensed with by the Government Competition Commission @PIndia (CCI) in its order dated 06.03.2612 on of Maximum Retail Price (MRP) for competition iaw. CCI also stated that the forces 0f demand and supply goverspairfares: fixing

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| Date                      | ATF        |
|---------------------------|------------|
|                           | Rs KKL     |
|                           | 49338      |
| May 0L, 2015              | 49609.84   |
|                           | 53353.92   |
| August 04,2015            | 46407.36   |
| September 0L,2015         | 40938.24   |
| November 0L,2015          |            |
| November 16,2015          |            |
| December 0L,2015          |            |
| January 0L,2016           |            |
| February 0L,2016_         |            |
| March 01,2016             | 39,301.31  |
| March !0,.2016            | 38,785.46  |
|                           | 42,152.01  |
| April 0L,2016 01,2016 May | 42,784.0L  |
| June 0L,2016              | 46,729.48  |
| July 0L,2046              |            |
| August 0L,2016            | 43,206.68_ |
| September 0L,2016         |            |
| October 0L2016 _          | 46.82638   |
| November 01,2016          | 30,260.63  |
| December 0L,2016          | 48.379.63  |
| January 01,2017           | 32,540.63  |
|                           | 54,293.38  |
| 01,2047 Max               | 3696.00    |
|                           | 49.730.00  |
| July 0L,2017              | 47.043.00  |
| August 0L,2012            |            |
| September 04,2012         | 30,.020.00 |
| October 0L,2017           | 53,045.00  |
| November 0L,2012          | 54,143.00  |
| December 0],2017          | 57,349.00  |
| January 0L,2018           | 52.460.00  |
| February 0L,2018          | 60,894.00  |
| February 16,2018          |            |
| March 0L,2018             |            |

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