Lok Sabha Question No. 58 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Domestic Air Passenger Traffic
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: G. HARI, ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 58 (To be answered on the February 2017) 2nd

## DOMESTIC AIR PASSENGER TRAFFIC

58.

SHRI G. HARI SHRI ALOK SANJAR

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether domestic air passenger traffic in the country has been increasing over the last few years; if so, the details thereof during the last three in terms Of percentage, year-wise; years
- (c) whether passenger demand has broadly grown in line with the average 0f the past ten years, if sO, the details thereof;
- (b) whether domestic air passenger traffic has increased by over 26 per cent in July this year alone, if sO, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the industry faces some potential headwinds, including lingering impacts from the series of terrorist attacks and the fragile economic backdrop and if s0, the details thereof; and
- (e) the estimated increase in number of air passengers during the next three and the steps taken by the Airports Authority of India to build necessary infrastructure to meet the demands of increased air passengers traffic in the country? years

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a): The growth of scheduled domestic air passenger traffic during the years 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 (up to Dec: 2016) in terms of percentage; year-wise is enclosed at Annexure-A:

(c): The details of scheduled domestic Revenue Passenger Kilometers performed and year-wise growth thereon, during the last ten years is shown at Annexure-A\_

- (b): The growth of Scheduled domestic air passenger traffic during 2016 in comparison to July, 2015 is about 26% as mentioned in Annexure-A\_ July ,

(d): No Madam. As of now, industry does not face or anticipate any potential headwinds, including lingering impacts from the series 0f terrorist attacks and the fragile economic backdrop:

(e): During next 3 years ie: 2019-20, International and domestic passengers are expected to grow at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7% and 12% respectively, resulting to handle about 72 million international passengers and 285 million domestic passengers by 2019-20. Airports Authority of India (AAT) has made plans for investment 0f Rs \_ 17500 crores in five years upto 202 0-21 for creating/upgrading airports and Air Navigation Services (ANS) infrastructure Details attached at Annexure-B upto

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PART-(a)

| SCHEDULED DOMESTIC AIR PASSENGER TRAFFIC   | SCHEDULED DOMESTIC AIR PASSENGER TRAFFIC   | SCHEDULED DOMESTIC AIR PASSENGER TRAFFIC   |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| YEAR                                       | PASSENGERS( IN No._                        | GROWTH( %                                  |
| 2013-14                                    | 60668409                                   | 4.8                                        |
| 2014-15                                    | 70083961                                   | 15,5                                       |
| 2015-16                                    | 85197675                                   | 21.6                                       |
|                                            | 62297851                                   |                                            |
| 2016-17(Apr-Dec 2016/                      | 76575434                                   | 22.9                                       |

## PART-(b)

| MONTH      |   SCHEDULED DOMECTIC AIR PASSANGERS(IN No.) | GROWTH( %   |
|------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------|
| JULY(2015) |                                     6747792 |             |
| JULY(2016) |                                     8475231 | 25.6        |

## PART ( c )

| YEAR                       | SCHEDULED REVENUE PASSENGER KILOMETER (RPKM) PERFORMED (UIn MLLION   | GROWTH( %   |
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
| 2006-07                    | 33519.0                                                              |             |
| 2007-08                    | 40697.0                                                              | 21.4        |
| 2008-09                    | 37703.9                                                              | -7.4        |
| 2009-10                    |                                                                      | 16.6        |
| 2010-11                    | 52707.3                                                              | 19.9        |
| 2011-12                    | 59084.1                                                              | 12.1        |
| 2012-13                    | 56739.2                                                              | 4.0         |
| 2013-14                    | 59138.9                                                              | 4.2         |
| 2014-15                    | 67023.2                                                              | 13.3        |
| 2015-16                    | 80957.9                                                              | 20.8        |
| 2015-16(Apr-Dec 2015| | 59196.6                                                              |             |
|                            | 72680.6                                                              | 22.8        |
| 10.3%                      | 10.3%                                                                |             |

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