Lok Sabha Question No. 4321 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Passenger Amenities
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## MINISTRY OF CIVI AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NG.

4321 Juky 2019) 18t

## PASSENGER AMENITIES

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## 4321. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased t0 state:-

- (b) whether the number 0f last several years; the during
- {6) whether the Government has decided to diginvest Jndia;
- (e) if the details thereof; S0,

steps being

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taken by the

Government to improve air travel

## ANSWER

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

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- (d) whether the Government has taken amenities in view of the specific to improve passenger (e) if 8o, the details thereof; nember of air passengers; and (f) the steps increasing

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(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a): Sir: The Government is committed to the disinvestrent of Air India. Yes,

| Year            |   Passengers Carried in Lakhs | Passenger Growth(%)   |
|-----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 2016            |                        998.88 |                       |
| 2017            |                       1171.76 |                       |
| 2018            |                       1389.76 | 17.3                  |
| 2019 (till May) |                        586.54 | 18.6 2.6              |

- (d) and (ex: To reduce inconvenience released the Charter 0f to the passeagers, this Ministry has applicable on all passengers rights 27.01.2019. The Charter is domestic operators and Charter, passengers have been given foreign

rights which, inter-alia, include rights in case of flight flight facilities for disabled passengers, lost/delayed/ damaged baggage delays,

Apart from the above; Airports A uthority %f India (AAI) is regularly "Pgrading and modernizing its airports, including passenger: amenities  To reduce the check-in time of increasing "umber 0f passengers at the airports, Cemmon User Terminal Equipment (CUTE), Common User Self Service (CUSS) Kiosk and Scanners have been provided at all major 40 AAI airports Further, free wi-fi facility has been provided at 53 airports.

(f): With the repeal of Air Corporation Act in March 1994, the Indian domestic aviation has been totally deregulated.  Airlines are free to induct eapacity with any aircraft type; free to select whatever markets and network wish to service and operate. In this regard, Government has laid down Route Dispersal Guidelines (RDG) with view to achieve better transport services into account the need for air transport services of different to specific places depending upon the traffic demand and commercial subject to compliance of RDG issues by Government they taking

However; Government has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) to facilitate/stimulate regional air connectivity by making it affordable RCS-UDAN is market driven mechanisn\_ Development of regional air connectivity routes is left to market forces and airlines undertake assessment of demand and nature Of required on particular routes and lead the process under RCS supply

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