Lok Sabha Question No. 1994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Fare of Air Ticket during Vande Bharat Mission
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. '

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

1994

(To be answered on the September 2020) 22nd

## FARE OF AIR TICKET DURING VANDE BHARAT MISSION

## 1994. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number %f citizens brought to the country by Air India under the Vande Bharat Mission during the lockdown;
- (b) whether fare of Air India flights charged from the passengers from overseas, brought back under the Government protection were of the highest rate;
- (c) the fare of Air India tickets from Delhi and Mumbai to the different cities of Britain and America before the lockdown;
- (d) the fare charged from the passengers to Delhi and Mumbai from these cities after the Iockdown; and
- (e) whether high fare charged at the time 0f crisis is natural justice?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a): As per information provided by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA); till 31.08.2020, about 4 iakh passengers were brought back to India by Air India group under the Vande Bharat Mission:
- (b): No Sir. The fare structures on each sector are designed taking into account the cost of operations, the Ioad factors, regulatory aspects etc.
- (c) & (d): Details of fare slabs of Air India tickets from Delhi and Mumbai to the different cities of US and UK before the lockdown and fare charged from lockdown is attached as Annexure 1 and Annexure 2.

(e): The fares for the repatriation flights operating under the Vande Bharat Mission cannot be compared with the fares of scheduled flights 0n the same route due to various reasons. On many sectors; the aircraft were travelling empty (ferry) on the outbound leg and fares were high as the cost of operations had to be recovered from the one-way load: Further; the aircraft had to make halt for longer hours at various legs of journey due to COVID restrictions. the COVID situation has added to the cost of operations towards PPE kits, new guidelines for\_ground handling, sanitizers, etc: However, these fares were substantially  lower than fares charged by some of the competitor airlines  With the establishment of Air Bubble arrangements with various countries, the fares have come down and reflect market conditions. Also,

## Before Lockdown Fares from Delhi and Mumba to Various Cities in America

| India to            | India to            | India to      | India to         | India to    | India to       | India to   | India to   | India to   | India to   |
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------|------------------|-------------|----------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| San Francisco (SFO) | San Francisco (SFO) | Chicago (ORDL | Washington (IAD) | Newark(EWR) | New York (JFK) |            |            |            |            |
| Cabin               | Total Fare          | Total Fare    | Total Fare       | Total Fare  | Total Fare     |            |            |            |            |
| First Class         | 401632              | 401191        | 401284           | 403048      | 401284         |            |            |            |            |
| First Class         | 354592              | 354151        | 354244           | 356008      | 354244         |            |            |            |            |
| Business Class      | 303632              | 287511        | 287604           | 289368      | 287604         |            |            |            |            |
| Business Class      | 244832              | 228711        | 228804           | 230568      | 228804         |            |            |            |            |
| Business Class      | 197792              | 181671        | 181764           | 183528      | 181764         |            |            |            |            |
| Business Class      | 166432              | 158151        | 158244           | 160008      | 158244         |            |            |            |            |
| Economy Class       | 139977              | 132293        | 132301           | 134096      | 132301         |            |            |            |            |
| Economy Class       | 125277              | 117593        | 117601           | 119396      | 117601         |            |            |            |            |
| Economy Class       | 114252              | 106568        | 106576           | 108371      | 106576         |            |            |            |            |
| Economy Class       | 103227              | 95543         | 95551            | 97346       | 95551          |            |            |            |            |
| Economy Class       | 94407               | 86723         | 86731            | 88526       | 86731          |            |            |            |            |
| Economy Class       | 85587               | 77903         | 77911            | 79706       | 77911          |            |            |            |            |
| Economy Class       | 78237               | 70553         | 70561            | 72356       | 70561          |            |            |            |            |
| Economy Class       | 70887               | 63203         | 63211            | 65006       | 63211          |            |            |            |            |
| Economy Class       | 65742               | 58058         | 58066            | 59861       | 58066          |            |            |            |            |
| Economy Class       | 60597               | 52913         | 52921            | 54716       | 52921          |            |            |            |            |
| Economy Class       | 55452               | 47768         | 47776            | 49571       | 47776          |            |            |            |            |

| Phase |- To India from   | Phase |- To India from   | Phase |- To India from   | Phase |- To India from   | Phase |- To India from   | Phase |- To India from   | Phase |- To India from   | Phase |- To India from   | Phase |- To India from   | Phase |- To India from   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Total Fare in INR @75         | Total Fare in INR @75         | Total Fare in INR @75         | Total Fare in INR @75         | Total Fare in INR @75         | Total Fare in INR @75         | Total Fare in INR @75         | Total Fare in INR @75         | Total Fare in INR @75         | Total Fare in INR @75         |
| San Francisco (SFO)           | San Francisco (SFO)           | Chicago (ORD)                 | Washington (IAD)              | Newark(EWR)                   | York (JFK) New                |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| First                         | 420,855                       | 420,855                       | 420,855                       | 420,855                       | 420,855                       |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| Business                      | 279,075                       | 252,855                       | 252,855                       | 252,855                       | 252,855                       |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| Economy                       | 102,105                       | 102,105                       | 105,855                       | 102,105                       | 102,105                       |                               |                               |                               |                               |

| Phase VI- To India from   | Phase VI- To India from   | Phase VI- To India from   | Phase VI- To India from   | Phase VI- To India from   | Phase VI- To India from   | Phase VI- To India from   | Phase VI- To India from   | Phase VI- To India from   | Phase VI- To India from   |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Total Fare in INR @75     | Total Fare in INR @75     | Total Fare in INR @75     | Total Fare in INR @75     | Total Fare in INR @75     | Total Fare in INR @75     | Total Fare in INR @75     | Total Fare in INR @75     | Total Fare in INR @75     | Total Fare in INR @75     |
| San Francisco (SFO)       | San Francisco (SFO)       | Chicago (ORD)             | Washington (IAD)          | Newark(EWR)               | New York (JFK)            |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| First                     | 321,855                   | 321,855                   | 321,855                   | 321,855                   | 321,855                   |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| Class                     | 304,605                   | 304,605                   | 304,605                   | 304,605                   | 304,605                   |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| Business Class            | 162,105                   | 162,105                   | 162,105                   | 162,105                   | 162,105                   |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| Business Class            | 154605                    | 154605                    | 154605                    | 154605                    | 154605                    |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| Business Class            | 147105                    | 147105                    | 147105                    | 147105                    | 147105                    |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| Business Class            | 139605                    | 139605                    | 139605                    | 139605                    | 139605                    |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| Economy Class             | 132105                    | 132105                    | 132105                    | 132105                    | 132105                    |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| Economy Class             | 120855                    | 120855                    | 120855                    | 120855                    | 120855                    |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| Economy Class             | 109605                    | 109605                    | 109605                    | 109605                    | 109605                    |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| Economy Class             | 94605                     | 94605                     | 94605                     | 94605                     | 94605                     |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| Economy Class             | 83355                     | 83355                     | 83355                     | 83355                     | 83355                     |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| Economy Class             | 75855                     | 75855                     | 75855                     | 75855                     | 75855                     |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| Economy Class             | 68355                     | 68355                     | 68355                     | 68355                     | 68355                     |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| Economy Class             | 60855                     | 60855                     | 60855                     | 60855                     | 60855                     |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| Economy Class             | 51855                     | 51855                     | 51855                     | 51855                     | 51855                     |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| Economy Class             | 45855                     | 45855                     | 45855                     | 45855                     | 45855                     |                           |                           |                           |                           |

| PRE LOCKDOWN FARES FROM DELHI & MUMBAL TO UK   | PRE LOCKDOWN FARES FROM DELHI & MUMBAL TO UK   | PRE LOCKDOWN FARES FROM DELHI & MUMBAL TO UK   | PRE LOCKDOWN FARES FROM DELHI & MUMBAL TO UK   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|                                                |                                                | All figures in INR                             | All figures in INR                             |
| Delhi- London Heathrow                         | Delhi- London Heathrow                         | Mumbai- London Heathrow/ Stansted              | Delhi- Birmingham                              |
| CABIN                                          | TOTAL FARE                                     | TOTAL FARE                                     | TOTAL FARE                                     |
| FIRST                                          | 256407                                         | 257288                                         | 255175                                         |
| FIRST                                          | 209367                                         | 210248                                         | 208135                                         |
| BUSINESS                                       | 211719                                         | 210248                                         | 208135                                         |
| BUSINESS                                       | 159191                                         | 159400                                         | 151015                                         |
| BUSINESS                                       | 112151                                         | 112360                                         | 96135                                          |
| BUSINESS                                       | 80791                                          | 81000                                          | 78215                                          |
| ECONOMY                                        | 114632                                         | 114890                                         | 117887                                         |
| ECONOMY                                        | 94472                                          | 94730                                          | 97727                                          |
| ECONOMY                                        | 79772                                          | 80030                                          | 83027                                          |
| ECONOMY                                        | 68747                                          | 69005                                          | 72002                                          |
| ECONOMY                                        | 59927                                          | 60185                                          | 63182                                          |
| ECONOMY                                        | 51107                                          | 51365                                          | 54362                                          |
| ECONOMY                                        | 44492                                          | 44750                                          | 47747                                          |
| ECONOMY                                        | 37877                                          | 38135                                          | 41132                                          |
| ECONOMY                                        | 32732                                          | 32990                                          | 35147                                          |
| ECONOMY                                        | 30317                                          | 30890                                          | 31997                                          |
| ECONOMY                                        | 27902                                          | 27740                                          | 28847                                          |
| ECONOMY                                        | 25382                                          | 24590                                          |                                                |

| LOCKDOWN FARES TO DELHI & MUMBAI FROM UK   | LOCKDOWN FARES TO DELHI & MUMBAI FROM UK   | LOCKDOWN FARES TO DELHI & MUMBAI FROM UK   |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Allfigures_in                              |                                            | INR                                        |
| PH 1 FARES Ex- London Heathrow)            | PH 1 FARES Ex- London Heathrow)            | PH 1 FARES Ex- London Heathrow)            |
| To Delhi                                   | To Delhi                                   | To Mumbai                                  |
| FIRST 307188                               | FIRST 307188                               | 314272                                     |
| BUSINESS                                   | 172776                                     | 179860                                     |
| ECONOMY                                    | 56856                                      | 60720                                      |
| PH VI FARES EX UK                          | PH VI FARES EX UK                          | PH VI FARES EX UK                          |
| London Heathrow- Delhi/Mumbai              | London Heathrow- Delhi/Mumbai              | Birmingham- Delhi                          |
| FIRST                                      | 462177                                     | 441863                                     |
| FIRST                                      | 307893                                     | 287579                                     |
| FIRST                                      | 307893                                     | 287594                                     |
| FIRST                                      | 235213                                     | 214962                                     |
| BUSINESS                                   | 173481                                     | 153467                                     |
| FIRST                                      | 138061                                     | 117152                                     |
| FIRST                                      | 110921                                     |                                            |
| FIRST                                      | 78721                                      |                                            |
| FIRST                                      | 133471                                     | 132966                                     |
| FIRST                                      | 115555                                     | 114566                                     |
| FIRST                                      | 101028                                     | 100040                                     |
| FIRST                                      | 86502                                      | 85513                                      |
| FIRST                                      | 75409                                      | 74861                                      |
| FIRST                                      | 64737                                      | 63724                                      |
| ECONOMY                                    | 57469                                      | 56461                                      |
| ECONOMY                                    | 50186                                      | 49197                                      |
| ECONOMY                                    | 43407                                      | 42418                                      |
| ECONOMY                                    | 37205                                      | 37576                                      |
| ECONOMY                                    | 32847                                      | 34671                                      |
| ECONOMY                                    | 28973                                      | 31766                                      |