Lok Sabha Question No. 150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Operation of Flights from Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 150 (To be answered on the February 2017) 2nd

## OPERATION OF FLIGHTS FROM AIRPORTS

## 150. SHRIMATI K MARAGATHAM

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (b) whether the Government proposes to make use Of the remaining airports by operating commercial flights, if s0, the details thereof;
- d) whether this is quite insufficient in commensurate with the growth 0f air traffic in the country and if the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
- (c) whether the existing airport terminals in the country can handle 25 crore passengers per annum, if so, the details thereof; and

## ANSWER

Minister 0f State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

- airports receive scheduled flights Details are at Annexure:
- (6): Flight operations in domestic sector have been deregulated and the airlines are (RDG) issued the Government. The airline operators provide air services to specific places depending UpOn the traffic demand, commercial viabilityeanaceheic company policy. However, Government of India has launched' Regional Connectivity Scheme under National Civil Aviation 2016 which envisages revival of unserved and underserved airports in the Country. The scheme is demand driven. by Policy;
- (c): Madam; The existing airport terminals in the country can handle 27.85 crores passengers per annum Yes,
- (d): Expansion/Capacity Enhancement of airports is & continuous process which is undertaken by AAI from time to time depending on the passenger  traffic, io the country is more than the present demand, AAi has prepared an action plar to enhance the overall capacity 0f airports

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

## LIST OF AIRPORTS HAVING SCHEDULE FLIGHT OPERATIONS AS ON 24.01.17

|   S.No. | AIRPORT                      |
|---------|------------------------------|
|       1 | AGARTALA                     |
|       2 | AGATTI                       |
|       3 | AGRA                         |
|       4 | AHMEDABAD                    |
|       5 | ALLAHABAD                    |
|       6 | AMRITSAR                     |
|       7 | AURANGABAD                   |
|       8 | BAGDOGRA                     |
|       9 | BELGAUM                      |
|      10 | BHAVNAGAR                    |
|      11 | BHATINDA                     |
|      12 | BHOPAL                       |
|      13 | BHUBANESHWAR                 |
|      14 | BHUJ                         |
|      15 | CALICUT                      |
|      16 | CHENNAI                      |
|      17 | COIMBATORE                   |
|      18 | CUDDAPAH                     |
|      19 | DEHRADUN                     |
|      20 | DHARAMSHALA (Gaggal,_Kangra) |
|      21 | DIBRUGARH                    |
|      22 | DIMAPUR                      |
|      23 | GAYA                         |
|      24 | GOA                          |
|      25 | GORAKHPUR                    |
|      26 | GUWAHATI                     |
|      27 | GWALIOR                      |
|      28 | HUBLI                        |
|      29 | IMPHAL                       |
|      30 | INDORE                       |
|      31 | JABALPUR                     |
|      32 | JAIPUR                       |
|      33 | JAMMU                        |
|      34 | JAMNAGAR                     |
|      35 | JODHPUR                      |
|      36 | JORHAT                       |
|      37 | KANPUR                       |
|      38 | KHAJURAHO                    |
|      39 | KOLKATA                      |
|      40 | KULLU                        |
|      41 | LEH                          |
|      42 | LILABARI                     |
|      43 | LUCKNOW                      |

|   SNo. | AIRPORT        |
|--------|----------------|
|     45 | MANGALORE      |
|     46 | PANTNAGAR      |
|     47 | PATNA          |
|     48 | PORBANDAR      |
|     49 | PORTBLAIR      |
|     50 | PUNE           |
|     51 | RAIPUR         |
|     52 | RAJAHMUNDRY    |
|     53 | RAJKOT         |
|     54 | RANCHI         |
|     55 | SHILLONG       |
|     56 | SILCHAR        |
|     57 | SRINAGAR       |
|     58 | SURAT          |
|     59 | TEZPUR         |
|     60 | TIRUCHIRAPALLI |
|     61 | TIRUPATHI      |
|     62 | TRIVANDRUM     |
|     63 | TUTICORIN      |
|     64 | UDAIPUR        |
|     65 | VADODARA       |
|     66 | VARANASI       |
|     67 | VIJAYWADA      |
|     68 | VIZAG          |
|     69 | DELHI-DIAL     |
|     70 | MUMBAI-MIAL    |
|     71 | NAGPUR MIHAN   |
|     72 | CHANDIGARH     |

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