Lok Sabha Question No. 740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Delayed Flights
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Sudheer Gupta, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

740.

UNSTARRED NO. : 740

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the February 2020)

## DELAYED FLIGHTS

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether a large number of flights delayed/ diverted/cancelled/rescheduled in the country due to pollution and and if s0, the details thereof; airlinewise; got fog
- (c) whether airports in tier-II cities are the most affected as these are incapable of handling even the moderate conditions due to lack of advanced Instrument Landing System (ILS) and if the details thereof; and fog SO,
- (b) the financial losses suffered by various airlines as a result thereof; airline-wise;
- (d) the steps taken/being taken in this regard including installation of advanced ILS at the airports?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) The airline-wise details of flights which delayed/ diverted/ cancelled/ rescheduled due to weather condition during the month of Oct; 2019 to 2019 is at Annexure 1. got Dec,

(c) Advanced ILS (CAT II CAT III) are installed at various airports based on operational requirement:

(6) The details of financial implication incurred by the airlines during the month of Oct; 2019 to Dec, 2019 for compensating/ facilitating their affected passengers; as submitted to Directorate General of Civil Avation(DGCA); as a part 0f monthly submission of traffic data is at Annexure 2.

(d) Based on operational requirement ILS has already been installed at airports such as Delhi; Lucknow; Jaipur, Amritsar, Kolkata and Bengaluru: Moreover, work of installation of ILS system has started at various airports as a new facility, which include Jharsuguda, Belgavi, Kannur, Hubli, Rajahmundry, Jabalpur and Kalaburgi:

Annexure in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha USQ No 740 to be answered on 06.02.2020

## Annex 1

| Airline   | No. of Flights delayedidivertedicancelledirescheduled during the last three months (i.e. October 2019, November 2019 & December 2019)   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Indigo_   | 2963                                                                                                                                    |
| Air India | 676                                                                                                                                     |
| Spicejet  | 495                                                                                                                                     |
| Vistara   | 559                                                                                                                                     |
| Air Asia  | 322                                                                                                                                     |
| Go Air    | 1289                                                                                                                                    |
| Truejet   | NIL                                                                                                                                     |

## Annex 2

| Airline   | Status of Facilities & Compensation (In lakhs) for the month of Oct-19 to Dec-19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Spicejet  | 370.28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Air India | The specific/ separate details of expenses incurred on flights delayed/ diverted cancelled/re-scheduled due to and pollution are not available: However, during the period from October 2019 to December 2019 a of Rs. 6.3 Crore was incurred by Air   India towards denied boarding and other   expenses  relating to delayed  [canceled flights: fog |
| Go Air    | All the customers were offered full refundlrefreshmentslmealsl reaccommodation_                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| IndiGo    | 19.18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Air Asia  | 109.76                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Vistara   | 57.58                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Trujet    | 2.66                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |