Lok Sabha Question No. 1570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Losses Suffered by Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, SATYA PAL SINGH, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

1570.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIQN NO. : 1570 (To be answered on the March 2017) 9th

## LOSSES SUFFERED BY AIRPORTS

SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE DR SATYAPAL SINGH SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (2) whether a large number of airports in the country have suffered losses during each of the last three years;
2. whether the Government has conducted any study in this regard;
3. if so; the details thereof, airportwise and the reasons therefor;
4. 8 if s0, the details and the outcome thereof and if not; the reasons therefor;
5. (f) if so, the details thereof, airportwise and if not; the reasons therefor; and
6. whether the Government has provided financial assistance to such airports to them out of such losses the said period; bring during
- g) the %ther steps taken/being taken by the Government to make such airports viable. and profitable?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

Madam: The details of loss incurred by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) airports and other Joint Venture airports are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively. The losses are mainly due to low revenue generation to meet the total expenditure of the respective airports: Yes,

(c) to (0) Madam. AAI is a profit making organization as a whole and consistently paying dividend to the Government: No,

(g) AAI has initiated several remedial measures to make the loss making airports viable and profitable by developing cargo activities; enhancement of non-aeronautical revenue by award of contracts through master concessions, allowing operation Of flying schools at non-operational airports, encouraging Maintenance, Repair Overhauling (MRO) activities

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## STATEMENT OF LOSS MAKING AIRPORTS

|       | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA   | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA   | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA   | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA   |
|-------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S No. | Name of Airport               | 2013-14                       |                               | 2014-15|2015-16          |
| 1     | AGARTALA                      | 25.02                         | 32.45                         | 31.43                         |
| 2     | AGATTI                        | -6.32                         | -6.24                         | -6.34                         |
| 3     | AGRA                          | 11.09                         | 11.32                         | 12.06                         |
| 4     | AKOLA                         | -2.19                         | 22.23                         | 1.50                          |
| 5     | ALLAHIABAD                    | 26.20                         | -3.99                         | -2.76                         |
| 6     | AMRITSAR                      | 53.28                         | 50.29                         | 50.47                         |
| 7     | AURANGABAD                    | 41.04                         | -45.54                        | -49.50                        |
| 8     | BALURGHAT                     | -0.26                         | -0.27                         | -0.26                         |
| 9     | BANGALURU (HAL)               | Profit                        | -11.54                        | 11.79                         |
| 10    | BEHALA                        | -3.50                         | -0.80                         | -0.52                         |
| 11    | BELGAUM (BELAGAVI)            | -7.38                         | -9.55                         | 10.08                         |
| 12    | BHATINDA                      | 3.23                          | -.21                          | -2.79                         |
| 13    | BHAVNAGAR                     | 10.53                         | 12.69                         | 13.35                         |
| 14    | BHOPAL                        | 50.46                         | 56.58                         | -52.55                        |
| 15    | BHUBNESHWAR                   | 23.26                         | 36.76                         | 15.30                         |
| 16    | BHUJ                          | 4,02                          | 5.32                          | 5.70                          |
| 17    | BIKANER                       | -2.21                         |                               | -3.82                         |
| 18    | CALICUT                       | Profit                        | Profit                        | 19.42                         |
| 19    | CHANDIGARH                    | 12.10                         | 13.65                         | Profit                        |
| 20    | COIMBATORE                    | 20.24                         | -24.77                        | 24.97                         |
| 21    | COOCH BEHAR                   | -4.65                         | -5.21                         | -4.29                         |
| 22    | CUDDAPAH                      | -4.11                         | -5.98                         | -7.52                         |
| 23    | DEHRADUN                      |                               | 30.08                         | 27.11                         |
| 24    | DELHI (SAFDARJUNG)            | 37.95                         | -37.99                        | -43.01                        |
| 25    | DEOGARH                       | -0.11                         | -0.17                         | -0.19                         |
| 26    | DIBRUGARH                     | -20.89                        | -20.30                        | ~24.16                        |
| 27    | DIMAPUR                       | -16.77                        | 20.10                         | 18.43                         |
| 28    | DONAKONDA                     | -0.12                         | -0.15                         | -0.13                         |
| 29    | GAYA                          | 17.44                         | 18.62                         | -9.71                         |
| 30    | GONDIA                        | -6.38                         | Profit                        | -7.68                         |
| 31    | GORAKHPUR                     | 2.00                          | 1.51                          | 1.02                          |
| 32    | GUWAHATI                      | 36.55                         | 29.96                         | Profit                        |
| 33    | GWALIOR                       | -6.29                         | -8.78                         | -7.446                        |
| 34    | HUBLI (HUBBALLI)              | -6.28                         | -8.04                         | -7.33                         |
| 35    | HYDERABAD (BEGUMPET)          | Profit                        | -31.94                        | 11.21                         |
| 36    | IMPHAL                        | 22.74                         | -27.68                        | -20.60                        |
| 37    | INDORE                        | 29.09                         | 33.56                         | 23.50                         |
| 38    | JABALPUR                      | -8.43                         |                               | -6.76                         |
| 39    | JAIPUR                        | -25.45                        | -29.75                        | 16.97                         |
| 40    | JAISALMER                     | -0.15                         | -1,23                         | 1.31                          |
| 41    | JALGAON                       | 1.46                          | 1.92                          | 2.23                          |
| 42    | JAMMU                         | 5.68                          | -4.63                         | -7.57                         |

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| AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA   | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA   | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA   | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA   | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S No.                         | Name of Airport               | 2013-14                       | 2014-15                       | 2015-16                       |
| 43                            | JAMNAGAR                      | -2.41                         |                               | -3.51                         |
| 44                            | JHARSUGUDA                    | -6.30                         | -6.39                         | -7.07                         |
| 45                            | JODHPUR                       | -6.29                         | -7.40                         | -9.5                          |
| 46                            | JOGBANI                       | -0.28                         | -0.27                         | -0.28                         |
| 47                            | JORHAT                        | -6.50                         | -6.57                         | -8.08                         |
| 48                            | KAILASHAHAR                   | -0.11                         | -0.11                         | -0.09                         |
| 49                            | KAMALPUR                      | -0.15                         | -0.16                         | -0.19                         |
| 50                            | KANDLA                        |                               | -5.65                         | -6.58                         |
| 51                            | KANGRA(GAGGAL)                |                               | -7.04                         | -6.49                         |
| 52                            | KANPUR                        | 12.32                         | -9.80                         | 10.82                         |
| 53                            | KESHOD                        | -2.18                         | -2.24                         |                               |
| 54                            | KHAJURAHO                     | 16.59                         | 21.12                         |                               |
| 55                            | KISHANGARH (AJMER)            | -0.57                         | -0.19                         | -0.85                         |
| 56                            | KOLHAPUR                      | -2.36                         | -2.94                         | -3.28                         |
| 57                            | KOLKATTA                      | 27.33                         | Profit                        | Profit                        |
| 58                            | KOTA                          | -1.27                         | 1.49                          | 1.55                          |
| 59                            | KULU(BHUNTAR)                 | 10.85                         | 12.29                         | 12.57                         |
| 60                            | LEH                           | -1.76                         | Profit                        | Profit                        |
| 61                            | LILABARI                      |                               | 10.55                         | 10.64                         |
| 62                            | LUCKNOW                       | 39.87                         | -23.90                        | Profit                        |
| 63                            | LUDHIANA                      | -4.96                         | -5.45                         | -3.28                         |
| 64                            | MADURAI                       | 30.92                         | -34.61                        | 31.97                         |
| 65                            | MALDA                         | -0.39                         | -0.40                         | -0.17                         |
| 66                            | MANGALORE                     | 10.15                         | -0.81                         | -8.41                         |
| 67                            | MUZAFFARPUR                   | -0.24                         | -0.18                         | -0.18                         |
| 68                            | MYSORE                        | 11.72                         | 10.42                         | -7.28                         |
| 69                            | PANT NAGAR                    | -7.14                         | -7.47                         | -6.99                         |
| 70                            | PASSIGHAT                     | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | -0.04                         |
| 71                            | PATHANKOT                     | -3.51                         | -4.57                         | -2.57                         |
| 72                            | PATNA                         | 17.37                         | -20.60                        | -5,05                         |
| 73                            | PONDICHERRY                   | -6.67                         | -7.99                         |                               |
| 74                            | PORBANDAR                     | 10.47                         | -8.45                         | 11.01                         |
| 75                            | RAIPUR                        | -22.14                        | 28.11                         | 17.01                         |
| 76                            | RAJAHMUNDRY                   | -9.93                         | 10.95                         | 10.86                         |
| 77                            | RAJKOT                        | -9.24                         | 13.73                         | 15.86                         |
| 78                            | RANCHI                        | 33.40                         | 39.86                         | -31.45                        |
| 79                            | RAXUAL                        | -0.25                         | -0.27                         | -0.25                         |
| 80                            | RUPSI                         | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | -0.09                         |
| 81                            | SALEM                         | -6.14                         | -5.99                         |                               |
| 82                            | SHILLONG (BARAPANI)           | -8.62                         | 10.32                         | -8.78                         |
| 83                            | SHIMLA                        | -7.43                         | -8.17                         | 10.17                         |
| 84                            | SILCHAR                       | -4.20                         | -11.46                        | -9.81                         |
| 85                            | SOLAPUR                       | 10.46                         | -0.85                         | 1.64                          |

| AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA   | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA   | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA   | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA        | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S No                          | Name of Airport               |                               | 2013-14| 2014-15|2015-16 |                               |
| 87                            | SURAT                         | 25.10                         | 26.05                              | 17.00                         |
| 88                            | TEZPUR                        | -4.91                         | -4,01                              | -5.18                         |
| 89                            | TEZU                          | -0.60                         | Profit                             | -0.23                         |
| 90                            | TIRUCHIRAPALLI                | -2.80                         | -7.10                              | Profit                        |
| 91                            | TIRUPATI                      | 18.05                         | 14.10                              | 27.40                         |
| 92                            | TRIVANDRUM                    | Profit                        | Profit                             | 21.90                         |
| 93                            | TURIAL (AIZAWL)               | -0.08                         | ~0.01                              | -0.04                         |
| 94                            | TUTICORIN                     | -2.84                         | -3.64                              | -4.02                         |
| 95                            | UDAIPUR                       | 35.69                         | 37.96                              |                               |
| 96                            | VADODARA                      | 16.87                         | -26.68                             | 14.10                         |
| 97                            | VARANASI                      | 38.37                         | -45.20                             | 65                            |
| 98                            | VELLORE                       |                               | -0.18                              | -0.15                         |
| 99                            | VIJAYAWADA                    | 12.25                         | 15.77                              | 16.92                         |
| 100                           | VISAKHAPATNAM                 | 14,16                         | -23.45                             | 14.89                         |
| 101                           | WARANGAL                      | -0.07                         | -0.12                              | -0.28                         |

## Losses suffered by\_Joint Venture Airports

## Annexure I

(Rs. In Crores)

|   S. No. | Name of the Airport                                 | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                        |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|        1 | Delhi International Airport (P)_Limited             | *233.09 for the 10 past years. | *233.09 for the 10 past years. | *233.09 for the 10 past years. |
|        2 | Mumbai International Airport_Limited                |                                | 319.21                         | 85.16                          |
|        3 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport_Nagpur | 26.88                          | 14.80                          | 14.86                          |
|        4 | Chandigarh International Airport Limited            |                                |                                | 14.04                          |

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