Lok Sabha Question No. 1140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Capacity Expansion of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

(To be answered on the &th February 2018)

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1140

Capacity Expansion of Airports

1140.

DR K GOPAL

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (3) whether the country needs huge investment in 55 airports to boost capacity by 2030, if the details thereof;
2. (c) whether Indian airlines would induct close to 350 to 400 aircrafts over the next five years and that the airlines are already been facing challenges securing overnight parking bays, if s0; the details thereof;
- (6) whether the country would need to construct an additional capacity of 500 to 600 million by 2030 and if s0, the details thereof;
4. (d) whether as metro airports become saturated, airlines would have to deploy more capacity at tier 2 cities over the next three years due to slot constraints and if SO, the details thereof; and
5. (e) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) & (b): The available capacity at Indian Airports is 334 Million Passengers Per Annum (MPPA) against 265 miilion passengers\_handled in 2016-17 and the traffic forecast for 2030-31 is 855 million passengers. To handle this additional capacity, the Airports Authority of India (AAT) and other airport operators have taken steps for infrastructure development at various airports including revival of unserved and under-served airports and construction of new Greenfield airports:
- (d) & (e): Delhi and Mumbai airports are nearing the saturation and the concerned airport operators have taken action for creation of additional capacity by way 0f expansion of terminal, using facilities at Hindon airport for RCS aircrafts and development of new Greenfield airports at Navi Mumbai and Jewar. point
- (c): Induction of additional aircraft by airlines is a commercial decision of the airline operators. The aircraft induction as provided by various Indian carriers is at Annexure-I. AAI has taken steps for enhancement of airport infrastructure including Parking Stand at various airports depending on the traffic demand, availability ofiand etc. plan

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| S.   | Name of Operator                           | Existing Fleet   | Excpansion Plan}   | Excpansion Plan}                                                                       |
|------|--------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      | Name of Operator                           | Existing Fleet   | Type of Aircraft   | Numbers                                                                                |
| 1    | Air India Limited                          | 158              | B777-300ER 4320    | 3 B777-300ER and 16 Airbus 320 will be inducted between December, 2017 and March, 2019 |
|      | Airasia (India) itd. (Air Asia)            | 13               | Airbus 320         | 60 aircraft will be Inducted in next 5 years.                                          |
| 3    | Blue dart Aviation Ltd (Cargo)             | 6                | Boeing 757 - 200   | 01 aircraft in the year 2018,                                                          |
| 4    | GO Airlines (India) Ltd; (Ga Air)          | 30               | Airbus 320         | 119 aircraft will be incuced during the period of 2018-22,                             |
| 5    | Interglobe Aviation Ltd. (Indigo)          | 147              | Airbus 320         | 399 aircraft will be inducted next 7 to 8 years: during:                               |
| 5    | Interglobe Aviation Ltd. (Indigo)          | 147              | ATR72-600          | 49 aircraft will be inducted during next 7 to & years                                  |
|      | Jet Airways (India) Ltd. (Jet Airways)     | 106              | Bceing 737- 800    | 05 aircraft during the period of 2017-18.                                              |
|      | Jet Airways (India) Ltd. (Jet Airways)     | 106              | Boeing 737-8 (MAX) | 81 aircraft will be inducted cluring the period of 2018-24.                            |
|      | Jetlite (India) Ltd. (Jet Airways Konnect) | 8                | NIL                | NIL                                                                                    |
| 8    | Spice Jet Ltdl. (Spice Jet)                | 57               | Boeing 737- 800    | 107 aircraft Will be inducted during the period of 2018-23,                            |
| 8    | Spice Jet Ltdl. (Spice Jet)                | 57               | Bombardier Q400    | 50 aircraft will be inducted during the period of 2018-23.                             |
| 9    | Tata SIA Airlines Ltd. (Vistara)           | 17               | Airbus 320         | 05 aircralt will be inducted in year 2018,                                             |
| 10   | Turbo Megha Airways Pvt. Ltd_ (Tru Jet)    |                  | ATR72= 500/600     | 06 aircraft each year will be inducted during the period of 2018-22                    |
| 11   | Zexus Air Services Pvi, Ltd. (Zoom Air)    | 2                | CRJ-200            | Order Placed- 05 WIII be Inducted during the period of 2018-19_                        |
| 11   | Zexus Air Services Pvi, Ltd. (Zoom Air)    | 2                | CRJ-900            | Order Placeci- 14 Will be Inclucted during the of 2019-20, period                      |