Lok Sabha Question No. 116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Delay/Cancellation of Flights due to Fog
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SHARAD TRIPATHI, RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 116 (To be answered on the February 2017) 2nd

## DELA YICANCELLATION OF' FLIGHTS DUE TO FOG

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SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO DR. SUNL BALIRAM GAIKWAD SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether a large number of flights; both domestic a8 well as international of various public and private airlines including Air India have been delayed /cancelled due to dense fog
- in the country; system
- (d) whether the Goverument proposes to make mandatory for all the airports t0 install CAT-IIB instrument landing for low visibility conditions; system
- (0) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to obviatelminimize problems conditions; and fog
- (e) if s0, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor;
- (g) whether the market share %f Air India has been affected due to bad weather conditions and if So, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government iw this . regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) As per traffic data submitted by the scheduled domestic airlines, details of cancellation percentsge of flights delayed for the month of November-2016 and December-2016 is as under:

| Airlines     | November-2016   | December-2016   |
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Vistara      | 0.23%           | 0.40%           |
| Spicejet     | 0.34%           | 1.66%           |
| Indigo       | 0.79%           | 2.83%           |
| Jet Airways  | 0.17%           | 1.77%/          |
| Air India    |                 | 1.91%           |
| Air Carnival | 8.74%           | 12.03%          |

Cancellation

| Air Costa            | 2.52%/        | 13.65%        |
|----------------------|---------------|---------------|
| Trujet               | 6.79%         | 5.01%         |
| Air Asia             |               | 0.11%         |
| Delay Airlines       | November-2016 | December-2016 |
| Vistara              | 343           | 522           |
| Spicejet             | 673           | 1151          |
| Indigo               | 3301          | 4463          |
| Jet Airways          | 1299          | 2727          |
| & Jet Lite Air India | 1299          | 1726          |
| Go Air               | 707           | 867           |
| Air Carnival         |               |               |
| Air Costa            | 55            | 78            |
| Trujet               |               |               |
| Air Asia             | 171           | 256           |

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Airlines are not required t0 submit the details of cancellations delays specific to dense as per the prevailing regulations. fog

- (b): The losses incurred by various airiines for flight delay cancellation specifically due to are not required to be subinitted by the airlines 28 per prevailing regulations issued by Directorate General 0f Civil Aviation (DGCA) Therefore; this information is not available. fog
- (c): CAT-IIIB is installed at Jaipur, Lucknow and Delhi
- (d) & (e): No Madam, ILS CAT-IIB is being installed at Amritsar aud Kolkata Airports also. This system is considered necessary at those airports where the Runway Visibility frequently falls below 400 meters for & considerable period of time in an year.
- (f: With & view to minimize the inconvenience to travelling passengers and to ensure safety of operations during Low Visibility Period all scheduled airkines were directed by DGCA to follow the following instructio@s:
1. Close monitoring and planning of flights a8 per weather forecast with proper co-
2. In case of low visibility forecast exists. flights not to be planned for Delhi during Zero visibility condition and ilight may be rescheduled from the of origin: fog point
- 4 Non CAT Il compliant &ireraft wili have to be rescheduled between 1000 hours to 2000 hours:
5. Prior information to be any. given
- Aviation Requirements.
7. All other conditions contained AIC II of 2009 should be strictly adhered to.
- (g): No Madam: