Lok Sabha Question No. 3146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Cancellation of Flights due to Corona Virus Threat
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL A VIATION, LOK SABHA

## CANCELLATION OF FLIGHTS DUE TO CORONA VIRUS THREAT

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3146 (To be answered on the I2th March 2020)

3146. SHRI ANTO ANTONY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- Serviceether the Government has any details regarding total number of corona virus threat and if the detaiis thereof; due to SO,
- {bdustetheu&he Government has assessed the ioss incurred by the Aviation (c) whether the Government has issued and on flight reasons therefor? s0, the details thereof and the

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(3) The details of cancelled flights of airlines to/ from India 06.03.2020 is at Annexure H The details 0 cancelled as on Indian Carriers as on 06.03.2020 is at flights of Scheduled foreign

(c) The details of notification suspended flights of foreign airlines to/ from India after issued DGCA as on 06.03.2020 is at Annexure III by

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Ministry, s0 far:

## Annexure

|    | Name of Airline        | No of cancelled flight   | From                        | To                          |
|----|------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1  | Air China              | 17                       | 06 Feb 2020                 | 06 March 2020               |
| 2  | Air Asia Berhad        | 16                       | 02 March 2020               | 28 March 2020               |
| 3  | Bangkok Airways        | 12                       | 10 March 2020               | 26 March 2020               |
|    | Cathay Dragon          | 21                       | 01 Feb 2020                 | 06 March 2020               |
|    | Cathay Pacific         | 35                       | 01 Feb 2020                 | 06 March 2020               |
|    | China Eastern Airlines | 56                       | 01 Feb 2020                 | 06 March 2020               |
| 8  | China Southern         | 28                       | 09 Feb 2020                 | 06 March 2020               |
|    | Korean Air             | 10                       | 04 March 2020               | 28 March 2020               |
| 9  | Malindo Air            | 17 63                    | 01 March 2020 07 March 2020 | 06 March 2020 28 March 2020 |
| 10 | Silk Air               | 67                       | 05 March 2020               |                             |
| 11 | Singapore Airlines     | 36                       | 07 March 2020               | 28 March 2020               |
| 12 | Saudi Arabian          | 36                       | 03 March 2020               | 19 March 2020               |
| 13 | Thai Airways           | 22                       | 02 March 2020               | 28 March 2020               |
| 14 | Thai Air Asia          | 35                       | 13 March 2020               | 28 March 2020               |
| 15 | Turkmenistan Airlines  | 01                       | 06 March 2020               | 28 March 2020               |
| 16 | Thai Lion              | 14                       | 01 March 2020 16 March 2020 | 15 March 2020 28 March 2020 |

## following:

| Scheduled Indian Carrier   | Flight cancelled            | No. of flights Cancelled per week   |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Vistara                    | Mumbai-Singapore-Mumbai     | 3                                   |
| Vistara                    | Delhi-Singapore-Delhi       | 2                                   |
| Vistara                    | Delhi-Bangkok-Delhi         | 4                                   |
| SpiceJet                   | Delhi-Bangkok-Delhi         | 3                                   |
| SpiceJet                   | Mumbai-Bangkok-Mumbai       |                                     |
| SpiceJet                   | Ahmedabad-Bangkok-Ahmedabad |                                     |
| SpiceJet                   | Mumbai-Singapore-Mumbai     |                                     |
| SpiceJet                   | Delhi-Singapore-Delhi       |                                     |
|                            | Chennai-Singapore-Chennai _ |                                     |
|                            | Bangalore-Bangkok-Bangalore |                                     |
|                            | Mumbai-Bangkok-Mumbai       |                                     |
| Indigo                     | Chennai-Bangkok-Chennai     |                                     |
|                            | Kolkata-Bangkok-Kolkata     |                                     |
|                            | Kolkata-Guangzhou-Kolkata   |                                     |
|                            | Banglore-HongKong-Bangaore  |                                     |
| Go Air                     | Delhi-Phuket-Delhi          |                                     |
| Go Air                     | Mumbai-Phuket-Mumbai        | 3                                   |
| Go Air                     | Bangalore-Phuket-Bangalore  | 3                                   |
| Go Air                     | Delhi-Bangkok-Delhi         | 3                                   |
| Go Air                     | Mumbai-Bangkok-Mumbai       | 3                                   |
| Go Air                     | Kannur-Dammam-Kannur        | 3                                   |

## Annexure

## to Corona\_Virus Threat as on date 06.03.2020 include the following: due

| Country   | Name of Airline   | No.of Flight             | Within the time period                               |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Iran      | Mahan Air         | 3x Tehran-Dehhi- Tehran  | Suspended Winter Schedule 2019-20 w.e.f. 26 Feb 2020 |
| Iran      | Iran Air          | 2x Tehran- Mumbai-Tehran | Suspended Winter Schedule 2019-20 w.e.f. 26 Feb 2020 |