Lok Sabha Question No. 1752 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Delay/Cancellation of Flights due to Fog
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR S.R., T. RADHAKRISHNAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, SUDHEER GUPTA, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the December 2017) 28th

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: : 1752

## DELAYICANCELLATION OF FLIGHTS DUE TO FOG

1752.

SHRI S.R VIJAYAKUMAR

SHRI T: RADHAKRISHNAN

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

Will the Minister of CIVLL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether a large number of flights;both domestic as well as international of various public and private sector airlines are delayed/cancelled due to dense during the winter season, if SO, the details thereof; fog
- (c) the names of the airports which have installed CAT-IIIB system in the country at present;
- (b) the losses incurred by various airlines as a result thereof; airline-wise during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) whether there is a shortage of pilots in the country who are trained to under foggy condition; fly
- (f) the steps taken by the Government to ensure minimal cancellation/delays/diversion of flights during winters due to fog?
- (e) if So, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a): As per the traffic data submitted by the scheduled domestic airlines; details of cancellation percentage and number 0f flights delayed for the month of November-2016, December-2016, January-2017 & November-2017 is enclosed as Annexure-I.

(b):The losses incurred by various airlines as result of are not maintained by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) fog\_

- (c): Presently Delhi,\_Lucknow, Amritsar,Kolkata & Jaipur airports are installed with CAT-IIIB system.
- (d) (e): Scheduled airlines who operates narrow bodied aircrafts like flights in foggy condition &s per their requirements

(f: The following steps are taken by the Government in this regard:

- ( CAT- IB is installed at Delhi; Amritsar, Lucknow, Kolkata and Jaipur
- Range (RVR) up to 50 mtrs has been instalied and operational at IGI Airport; Jaipur, Lucknow and Amritsar Airport
- (iv) Preparatory meetings\_well before onset of winter season are conducted with all stakeholders and Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) to ensure that SOPs formulated to minimize cancellation/diversion of flights during is followed meticulously. fog
- (ii) Low visibility procedures for take-off when visibility/RVR is 550m1 have been formulated and promulgated at Patna, Bangalore, Varanasi, Ahmedabad and Guwahati Airport.
- (V) Advanced surface movement and guidance and control system (ASMGCS) along with surface movement Radar is installed at Delhi; Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Jaipur airports to ensure safety and efficiency of aircraft surface movement.
- (vi) In addition to this, Jaipur, Amritsar, Udaipur; Varanasi,\_Lucknow: Koikata airports have been identified as diversionary airports: Necessary instructions have been issued to these airports for efficient/smooth operation management during fog/low visibility condition:

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## Cancellation:

| Airlines     | November- 2016   | December- 2016   | January-2017   | November- 2017   |
|--------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
| Vistara      | 0.68%            | 0.40%            | 1.13%          | 0.37%            |
| SpiceJet     | 0.67%            | 1.66%            | 0.77%          | 0.56%            |
| IndiGo       | 1,46%            | 2.83%            | 0.98%          | 0.14%            |
| Jet Airways  | 0.94%            | 1.77%            | 0.63%          | 0.45%            |
| Jet Lite     | 0.46%            | 1.40%            | 0.88%          | 1.80%            |
| Air India    | 1.02%            | 1.91%            | 1.,97%         | 1.04%            |
| Go Air       | 1.60%            | 0.79%            | 1.75%          | 0.21%            |
| Air Carnival | 8.49%            | 12,03%           | 1.42%          |                  |
| Air Costa    | 0.62%            | 13.65%           | 1.21%          |                  |
| Trujet       | 4.06%            | 5.01%            | 4.17%          | 7.04%            |
| Air Asia     | 0.00%            | 0.11%            | 0.91%          | 0.00%            |

## Delay:

| Airlines               |   November- 2016 |   December- 2016 |   January-2017 |   November- 2017 |
|------------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
| Vistara                |              343 |              522 |            689 |              573 |
| SpiceJet               |              673 |             1151 |           1133 |              747 |
| IndiGo                 |             3301 |             4468 |           3387 |             2432 |
| Jet Airways & Jet Lite |             1788 |             2727 |           3161 |             3599 |
| Air India              |             1299 |             1726 |           1825 |             1354 |
| Go Air                 |              707 |              867 |            972 |              963 |

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