Lok Sabha Question No. 3068 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Passenger Growth
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3068 (To be answered on the 12th March 2020)

## PASSENGER GROWTH

3068. SHRI VK SREEKANDAN

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the passenger growth has increased to 1l per cent in the month of November, 2019;
- (c) whether the shutting down of operation by some private airlines has led to a negative growth of 4.5 per cent for the first time in recent history and if so, the details thereof?
- (b) whether India has sufficient aircrafts to shoulder the passenger growth in the country; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) to (c): Details of the passenger growth as submitted by the Scheduled Indian Carriers to Directorate General of Civil Aviation for November 2019 are attached as annexure-I.

The\_airlines have been continuously inducting aircraft to support the traffic growth in the country: The Available Seat Kilometer (ASKM) and Revenue Passenger Kilometer (RPKM) in Scheduled domestic services by Indian airlines for last three years is attached as annexure-II:

Due to suspension of operation by Mls Jet Airways (India) Limited, there was a reduction in capacity in the domestic sectors for some time. However, to mitigate the impact of reduction in capacity; the domestic slots vacated by Jet Airways, starting from April 2019 have been allocated on ad-hoc basis to other Indian carriers Subsequently, some of the domestic airlines started inducting more aircraft in their fieet which resulted in capacity increase on the domestic sectors: However, aS per information made available by Scheduled Indian Carriers, details regarding the year on year growth in the numbers of air passengers carried by Indian Scheduled airlines in Scheduled domestic services is attached as annexure-III:

| (Statement regarding the details of the passenger growth, referred to in the reply ofl Lok Sabha Unstarred Q No 3068 to be answered on 12-03-2020   | Month          | 2018-19             | Growth (%)     |                |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------|
| NOVEMBER                                                                                                                                            | 11606526       | 2019-20(P) 12910135 | 11.2           |                |
| P- Provisional                                                                                                                                      | P- Provisional | P- Provisional      | P- Provisional | P- Provisional |

## Annexure-IE

Statement regarding the details of Available Seat Kilometer (ASKM) and Revenue Passenger Kilometer (RPKM) in Scheduled domestic services by Indian airlines for last three years, referred to in the reply of\_Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 3068 to be answered on 12-03-2020

| FY            | PAX           | RPKM (In Thousand)   | ASKM (In Thousand)   |
|---------------|---------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| 2016-17       | 103748598     | 98641199             | 116944847            |
| 2017-18       | 123315916     | 117041707            | 134541200            |
| 2018-19(      | 140333572     | 134881037            | 156783807            |
| P-Provisional | P-Provisional | P-Provisional        | P-Provisional        |

| Statement regarding the details of year on year growth in the numbers of air passengers carried   | Statement regarding the details of year on year growth in the numbers of air passengers carried   | Statement regarding the details of year on year growth in the numbers of air passengers carried   | Statement regarding the details of year on year growth in the numbers of air passengers carried   | Statement regarding the details of year on year growth in the numbers of air passengers carried   | Statement regarding the details of year on year growth in the numbers of air passengers carried   | Statement regarding the details of year on year growth in the numbers of air passengers carried   | Statement regarding the details of year on year growth in the numbers of air passengers carried   | Statement regarding the details of year on year growth in the numbers of air passengers carried   | Statement regarding the details of year on year growth in the numbers of air passengers carried   | Statement regarding the details of year on year growth in the numbers of air passengers carried   |
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|                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   | 2011                                                                                              | 2012                                                                                              | 2013                                                                                              | 2014                                                                                              | 2015                                                                                              |                                                                                                   | 2017                                                                                              |                                                                                                   | 2019*                                                                                             |
| JAN                                                                                               | 22.7                                                                                              | 0.0                                                                                               |                                                                                                   | -43                                                                                               | 0.2                                                                                               | 22.8                                                                                              | 22.6                                                                                              |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   |
| FEB                                                                                               | 16.1                                                                                              | 17.8                                                                                              | 11.0                                                                                              | 3.5                                                                                               | 1.1                                                                                               | 22.9                                                                                              | 24.3                                                                                              | 25.3 15.8                                                                                         | 19.9                                                                                              | 8.9                                                                                               |
| MAR                                                                                               | 23.3                                                                                              | 24.2                                                                                              | 0.9                                                                                               | 5.8                                                                                               | 2.1                                                                                               |                                                                                                   | 25.3                                                                                              |                                                                                                   | 24.4                                                                                              | 5.6                                                                                               |
| APR                                                                                               | 27.2                                                                                              | 11.2                                                                                              | 8.7                                                                                               |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   | 15.0                                                                                              | 28.2                                                                                              | 0.1                                                                                               |
| MAY                                                                                               |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   | 4.6                                                                                               | 24.6                                                                                              | 20.8                                                                                              | 15.2                                                                                              | 26.1                                                                                              | 4.44                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                   | 22.2                                                                                              | 14.5                                                                                              | 13                                                                                                | 4.8                                                                                               | 5.7                                                                                               | 19.5                                                                                              | 21.5                                                                                              | 17.6                                                                                              | 16.6                                                                                              | 2.8                                                                                               |
| JUNE                                                                                              | 21,7                                                                                              | 18.3                                                                                              |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   | 13.8                                                                                              | 17.1                                                                                              | 20.8                                                                                              | 20.2                                                                                              | 18.4                                                                                              |                                                                                                   |
| JUlY                                                                                              | 13.9                                                                                              | 22.9                                                                                              | 10.6                                                                                              | 7.8                                                                                               | 8.7                                                                                               | 29.8                                                                                              | 25.6                                                                                              |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   | 6.2                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                   | 9.3                                                                                               | 19.4                                                                                              | -8.8                                                                                              |                                                                                                   | 9.9                                                                                               | 18.5                                                                                              | 24.0                                                                                              | 12.5                                                                                              | 22.3                                                                                              | 1.8                                                                                               |
| SEP                                                                                               |                                                                                                   | 17.44                                                                                             | -13.0                                                                                             | 13.9                                                                                              |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   | 15.7                                                                                              | 17.1                                                                                              | 3.9                                                                                               |
| OCT                                                                                               | 16.3                                                                                              | 16.6                                                                                              | 15.4                                                                                              |                                                                                                   | 29.1                                                                                              |                                                                                                   | 23.5                                                                                              | 16.5                                                                                              | 19.0                                                                                              | 1.1                                                                                               |
| NOV                                                                                               | 24.9                                                                                              | 11.0                                                                                              |                                                                                                   | 9.7                                                                                               | 19.3                                                                                              | 18.8                                                                                              | 23.3                                                                                              | 20.6                                                                                              | 13.3                                                                                              |                                                                                                   |
| DEC                                                                                               |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   | -7.2                                                                                              | 22                                                                                                | 15.3                                                                                              | 24,-                                                                                              | 22.7                                                                                              | 16.9                                                                                              | 11.0                                                                                              | 11.2                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                   | 15,9                                                                                              | 8.2                                                                                               | -4.3                                                                                              | 3.3                                                                                               | 16.5                                                                                              | 19.7                                                                                              | 24.0                                                                                              | 17.8                                                                                              | 12.9                                                                                              | 2.6                                                                                               |