Lok Sabha Question No. 5395 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Air Traffic Congestion at Delhi Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR S.R., SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, T. RADHAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA

(To be answered on the 6tn April 2017)

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOKSABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION \O. :5395

## AIR TRAFFIC CONGESTION  AT DELHI AIRPORT

5395.

SHRI S,R. VIJAYAKUMAR DR. STJNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAI) SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN

Will the Minister of CML AVIATION ildplkd*

be pleased to state:-

- (a): whether there is huge congestion of air traffic at Delhi Airport Terminals particularly  in Terminal I and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c): if so, the details thereof along with the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regardi
- (b): whether the Government has directed the Delhi International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (DIAL) to take immediate steps for decongesting  the choked Terminal I ;
- (d): whether the Directorate  General of Civil Aviation  (DGCA) has also held meeting with airlines to finalize  the summer schedule  for flights and if so, the outcome thereof; and
- (e): whether the Government has also approved a revised master plan for Indira Gandhi International  Airport (IGIA) for bigger budget terminal, a new one and the fourth runway and if so, the details thereof and the time by which the fourth runway is likely to be constructed?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CML AVIATION mrrftmrddrd{dlrqd*

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a): There have been instances of congestion during the peak hours at Terminal I ofthe IGI Airport, New Delhi due to unprecedented traffic growth primarily led by domestic carriers during the last five years,

(b) & (c): In compliance with the provisions of Operation, Management and Development Agreement (OMDA), Delhi International Airport Private l-imited (DIAL) has reviewed and updated the Master Plan of IGI Airport, New Delhi in 20I6 which ervisages expansion of passenger  handling  capacity of Terminal  1. Meanwhile, DIAL has started work to re-eommission Terminal

-2 with. a capa\_city  of l2 million pas-senger  per annum (mppa)  for de\_ congcsring thc Terminal I. and alsoio rr"ilitrte'in  ,i"n"gin!'Iil[i;;;;ri; work as per the Master plan. . -----'- --  "'

(e):  As stated  in reolv al t[) s[6ys. DtAL has updated the Master  plan  of Delhi airport in consirltrrioi  *iri *," ti,iJ'cl,  ,i.{i,'lon.."ign  agencies and other stakeholders  u.ith " ,i"rn to  in..ir;;;;';.;fili;anoling capaciry  of rhc :ilq"f lpt, I  0.e.mppa.  rne vraiiei -Fia;';;;i;;;J'l.eation of additionar capacit)  through randside,  terminar  tia" ano uiiiia"e impron"ments  in phased manner spread over from 2017-lgto 2033-203a.  beveiopment  works include expansion  of rerminar  r. Terminar  r, a"r.loi*.iio-f-new  terminar 4 and a new fourth runway  etc.

(d): The Directorate  General  of Civil Aviation (DGCA)  finalizes  the air operations schedule  in corrsulta-tio,  ;tth til;';i;ine operators,  airDorr operator'  avairabilitv  of srots  and in acco.aanceli*,  *,Jpirri.iri,;;f;;; Route Dispersar  cuiderine-s (RDc). di;-cA-'iui'  ."..nrry pubrished  rhe Summer Schedute (effecrir.e  rro'n, zotri  ui*"h,)di;  t, zatn-6.iJn].i,  ;0i?;i; respect  of each of the Airrines.  summer s"ri"a,irc  i'oii rr "rrilr-ur"li ir," ,i,"ii portal  of the DGCA.