Lok Sabha Question No. 911 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Rise in Passengers Carried by Airlines
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, BHAGWANTH KHUBA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 911 (To be answered on the 20th July 2017)

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

## RISE IN PASSENGERS CARRIED BY AIRLINES

911.

SHRI DK SURESH

## SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the number of passengers carried by domestic airlines are on the rise every year;
- whether the Government has made any analysis of the data submitted the domestic airlines; by
- (b) if so, the details for the last three years of all the airlines; airlinelyear-wise;
- (d) if the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government is taking any measures to further promote the air travel by cutting the cost of air journey; and

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) and (b): Number of passengers carried by domestic  airlines and the corresponding growth registered during the period 2014-15, 2015-16 2016-17 is placed at Annexure-I
- (e) and (f: The Government of India (Ministry of Civil Aviation) has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme on 21-10-2016 for providing connectivity to un-served and under-served airports of the country: The primary objective of RCS is to facilitatel stimulate regional air connectivity by making it affordable by providing Viability Funding (VGF) and other concessions to the selected airline operators under RCS\_ Gap
- (c) and (d): The monthly data submitted by schedule domestic airlines is analysed by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and report is published on monthly basis containing information on passengers carried, flight flight cancellation, on time performance of airlines at four metro airports, passengers complaints and facilitation provided by airlines, market share; Passenger Load factor etc. delays,

## DOMESTIC PASSENGERS CARRIED BY SCHEDULED INDIAN AIRLINES

|                       | Year        | Year        | Year         | Year to year growth   | Year to year growth   | Year to year growth   |
|-----------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| sme of Airline        | 2014-15     | 2015-16     | 2016-17(P)   | 2014-15               | 2015-16               | 2016-17(P)            |
| Total Passenger (No-) | 7,00,83,961 | 8,51,97,675 | 10,37,48,598 | 15.52                 | 21.57                 | 21.77                 |
| AIR INDIA             | 1,17,27,171 | 1,27,42,163 | 1,37,34,192  | 13.25                 | 8.56                  |                       |
| AIR INDIA EXPRESS     | 1,91,095    | 1,49,217    | 1,10,881     | 46.12                 | -21.91                | 25.69                 |
| ALLIANCE AIR          | 3,10,492    | 4,00,340    | 6,25,411     | -14.65                | 28.94                 | 56.22                 |
| AIR ASIA              | 5,53,106    | 17,05,808   | 26,68,553    |                       | 208.41                | 56.44                 |
| AIR COSTA             | 7.23,627    | 7,11,836    | 6,00,581     |                       | 1.63                  | 15.63                 |
| AIR PEGASUS"          |             | 1,75,577    | 69,927       |                       |                       | 60.17                 |
| GO AIR                | 65,29,936   | 71,60,189   | 86,45,969    | 24.32                 | 9.65                  | 20.75                 |
| INDIGO                | 2,37,27,080 | 3,14,53,451 | 4,16,00,088  | 31.25                 | 32.56                 | 32.26                 |
| JET AIRWAYS           | 1,24,73,808 | 1,59,61,308 | 1,62,76,098  | 9.39                  | 27.96                 | 1.97                  |
| ETLITE                | 30,30,638   | 24,39,721   | 27,51,042    |                       | 19.50                 | 12.76                 |
| SPICEJET              | 1,07,16,089 | 1,06,70,866 | 1,32,36,143  | -6.60                 | -0.42                 | 24.04                 |
|                       |             | 2,04,588    | 4,24,809     |                       |                       | 107.64                |
| VISTARA               | 1,00,919    | 14,22,611   | 29,26,586    |                       |                       | 105.72                |
| AIR CARNIVAL"         |             |             | 74,725       |                       |                       |                       |
| ZOOM                  |             |             | 3,593        |                       |                       |                       |

| Note:        | Commence In operation   |
|--------------|-------------------------|
| AIR ASIA*    | Jul-14                  |
| AIR PEGASUS" | May-15                  |
| TRUJET"      | Jul-15                  |
| VISTARA:     | Jan-15                  |
| AIR CARNIVAL | Aug-16                  |
| ZOOM AIR     | Feb-17                  |

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