Lok Sabha Question No. 2240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: ‘Port of Call’ Facility
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2240 (To be answered on the July 2019) 4th

## 'PORT OF CALL' FACILITY

## 2240. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of airports which have been accorded the status of 'Port of Call' facility in the country;
- (b) whether there have been requests from many quarters to accord Port of Call status to Vijayawada airport and if s0, the details thereof;
- (c) the reasons behind delay in according the same, if any; and
- (d) the time by which the said status is likely to be accorded?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a): The list of airports which have been granted as a of call to the designated airlines of different foreign countries are at Annexure. point
- (b) to (d): Sir, Andhra Pradesh Government had requested for grant of 'Point Of Call' status to Vijayawada Airport for UAE carriers-Emirates and Dubai. The operation of foreign airlines to/from India is governed by provisions of the bilateral Air Services Agreement between the two Countries; The designated carriers %f UAE have upto 13 of call in India. Presently interior points of call in India are not being granted(except for already designated points of call) aS this may adverseix affect operations %f Indian carriers and harm development of hubs within the country Grant of additional of call depends upon the terms of reciprocity and balance of benefits. At present there is no pro quo is available for Indian carriers for granting additional of call to the designated carriers of UAE. Fly points points quid points

## CALL GIVEN TO THE DESIGNATED CARRIERS OF DIFFERENT FOREIGN COUNTRIES DETAILS OF POINTS OF

| Metro Airports   | 18 tourist Destinations_   | Other Airports   |
|------------------|----------------------------|------------------|
| Bangalore        | Ahmedabad                  | Bagdogra         |
| Chennai          | Amritsar                   | Coimbatore       |
| Delhi            | Aurangabad                 | Dehradun         |
| Hyderabad        | Bhubaneshwar               | Gorakhpur        |
| Kolkata          | Calicut                    | Madurai          |
| Mumbai           | Gaya                       | Nagpur           |
|                  | Goa                        |                  |
|                  | Guwahati                   |                  |
|                  | Jaipur                     |                  |
|                  | Khajuraho_                 |                  |
|                  | Kochi                      |                  |
|                  | Lucknow                    |                  |
|                  | Patna                      |                  |
|                  | Port Blair                 |                  |
|                  | Tiruchirapalli             |                  |
|                  | Trivandrum                 |                  |
|                  | Varanasi                   |                  |
|                  | Visakhapatnam              |                  |