Lok Sabha Question No. 395 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-19
Subject: Occupancy in Air India Flights
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

395.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 395

(To be answered on the July 2018)

## OCCUPANCY IN AIR INDIA FLIGHTS

## SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of occupancy in flights operated by Air India on Delhi-Rajkot and RajkotDelhi sector since its inception, month-Wise, aircraft-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that single service operation a day of an aircraft on the sector is unable to cater to the entire Saurashtra region comprising 0f 9 Lok Sabha constituencies, if the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to induct additional aircrafts on the sector keeping in view of the percentage of occupancy;
- (d) if the details thereof;
- (e) if not; the reasons therefor; and
- the sector and if s0, the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

- (a): The details of occupancy in flights operated by Air India on Delhi-Rajkot and Rajkot-Delhi sector since its inception, month-wise, aircraft-wise are available at Annexure.

(b) to (f):Government has laid down Route Dispersal Guidelines (RDG) with a view to achieving better regulation 0f air transport services taking in to account the need of different regions of the country. The domestic air services in the country have been deregulated. It is up to the airlines to provide air services to specific places depending upon the traffic demand and commercial viability. The scheduied domestic airlines are free to operate anywhere within the county subject to compliance of RDG: However; actual operations by any airline is always guided by its commercial judgement upon the traffic demand and economic viability of operations

Air India has received representations for augmenting the capacity: Currently, Air India has no plans to increase capacity on Delhi-Rajkot-Delhi sector: Additional flights can only be introduced subject to availability of resources.

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| Flight No.   | ACFT         | Sector               | Month   | Load Factor   |
|--------------|--------------|----------------------|---------|---------------|
| Al495/496    | A-320 FAMILY | Delhi- Rajkot- Delhi | 17 May  | 64.8%         |
| Al495/496    | A-320 FAMILY | Delhi- Rajkot- Delhi | Jun 17  | 71.1 %        |
| Al495/496    | A-320 FAMILY | Delhi- Rajkot- Delhi | JUL 17  | 74.8 %        |
| Al495/496    | A-320 FAMILY | Delhi- Rajkot- Delhi | AUG 17  | 73.0 %        |
| Al495/496    | A-320 FAMILY | Delhi- Rajkot- Delhi | SEP 17  | 66.85 %       |
|              | A-320 FAMILY | Delhi- Rajkot- Delhi | SEP 17  | 69.6%         |
| A1495/496    | A-320 FAMILY | Delhi- Rajkot- Delhi | OCT 17  | 61.0 %        |
| Al497/498    | A-320 FAMILY | Delhi- Rajkot- Delhi | OCT 17  | 58.3%         |
| Al495/496    | A-320 FAMILY | Delhi- Rajkot- Delhi | NOV 17  | 71.4%         |
| Al497/498    | A-320 FAMILY | Delhi- Rajkot- Delhi | NOV 17  | 70.4%         |
| Al495/496    | A-320 FAMILY | Delhi- Rajkot- Delhi | DEC 17  | 79.3%         |
| Al497/498    | A-320 FAMILY | Delhi- Rajkot- Delhi | DEC 17  | 78.1%         |
| Al495/496    | A-320 FAMILY | Delhi- Rajkot- Delhi | JAN 18  | 86.2 %        |
| Al495/496    | FAMILY       | Delhi- Rajkot- Delhi | FEB 18  |               |
| Al497/498    | A-320 FAMILY | Delhi- Rajkot- Delhi | FEB 18  | 91.0 %        |
| Al495/496    | A-320 FAMILY | Delhi- Rajkot- Delhi | MAR 18  | 74.2 %        |
| Al497/498    | A-320 FAMILY | Delhi- Rajkot- Delhi | MAR 18  | 76.3 %        |

## Annexure

93.5 % |