Lok Sabha Question No. 3895 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Cancellation of Air Corporation License
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

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

3895 (To be answered on the March 2021) 18th

## CANCELLATION OF AIR CORPORATION LICENCE

3895. DR SANJAY JAISWAL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) the number of Air Corporation  Licences cancelled by the Government during each of the last five years in the country; State-wise and the details of its   impact on passengers;
- (b) whether cancellation of Air Corporation Licences impacted the regional connectivity in the country especially in Bihar; and (c) the number of passenger aircrafts which have started operating from Patna airport?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) & (b) The Air Operator Certificate (AOC) of airlines are not State specific: No Air Operator Certificates (Licences) of airlines have been cancelled by the government in the last 5 years: However, some airlines have closed/suspended their operations owing to various reasons: List of such airlines which have suspended their operations in the last 5 years is enclosed at Annexure I. Details of number of domestic passengers who travelled during the last five years is at Annexure II:

In Bihar, under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN), routes connecting Darbhanga and Patna were awarded to Selected Airline Operators (SAOS) till the completion of three rounds of bidding under RCS-UDAN The SAO has commenced RCS flights from these SAO have been  discontinued due to the suspension of the AOC: It is the responsibility of the SAO to comply with ali the regulatory requirements before commencing the operations under regional connectivity in the country. (c) The details of Scheduied domestic airlines operating to/from Patna as per current Winter schedule 2020 is enclosed at Annexure TII

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In response to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha USQ 3895 regarding "Cancellation of Air Corporation License"\_

Annexure List of Airlines who have suspended operations in the last 5 years:

| SNo.   | Name Of Operator                                  | Permit No.   | Issue      | Date of Closure of Operation                                                                    |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| L      | Jet Airways (I) Ltd:                              | S-6          | 13.02.1995 | 17.04.2019                                                                                      |
| 2      | Jet Lite Ltd: (Formerly known as Sahara Airlines) | S-7          | 01.01.1996 | 17.04.2019                                                                                      |
| 3      | LEPL Projects Ltd(Air Costa)                      | S-25         | 13.09.2013 | 11.05.2017                                                                                      |
| 4      | Air Pegasus Pvt; Ltd                              | S-28         | 24.03.2015 | 08.11.2016                                                                                      |
| 5      | Air Carnival Pvt; Ltd:                            | S-30         | 04.07.2016 | 06.06.2017                                                                                      |
| 6      | Zexus Air Services Pvt Ltd. (Zoom Air)            | S-32         | 03.02.2017 | 30.06.2020 (AOC was not renewed /extended for not meeting the Civil Aviation Requirements(CAR): |
| 7      | Deccan Charters Pvt Ltd                           | SC-02        | 22.12.2017 | 24.07.2020                                                                                      |
| 8      | Air Odisha Aviation Pvt; Ltd,                     | SC-03        | 13.02.2018 | 30.07.2020                                                                                      |

In response to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha USQ 3895 regarding "Cancellation of Air Corporation License".

## Annexure II

Details of number of passengers travelled during last five years are as follows:

| Year                   |   Passenger Travelled (in Lakhs) |
|------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2016                   |                           998.88 |
| 2017                   |                          1171.76 |
| 2018                   |                          1389.76 |
| 2019                   |                          1441.71 |
| 2020( upto 31.12.2020) |                           630.11 |

In response to part (c) of the Lok Sabha USQ 3895 regarding "Cancellation of Air Corporation License" \_

Annexure

## Details of Scheduled domestic airlines operating tolfrom Patna as per current Winter Schedule 2020 are as follows:

| Airlines   |   DeparturelWeek |
|------------|------------------|
| Air India  |               21 |
| Indigo     |              114 |
| Go Air     |               49 |
| Spicejet   |               87 |
| Vistara    |               09 |
|            |              280 |