Lok Sabha Question No. 4109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Operation of Domestic Airlines
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Prathap Simha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4109 (To be answered o the I2th December 2019)

## OPERATION OF DOMESTIC AIRLINES

4109\_

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details .of domestic airlines operating in the country at present including the criteria/norms laid down for operating new airline service in the country;
- (b) whether the number of domestic airlines are adequate to cater to the traffic in the domestic segment; if s0, the details thereof and the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard; rising
- (c) whether the Government has received applications for operating new airlines in the country; and
- (d) if the details of applications received the Government in this regard during the last three years and the action taken by the Government thereon? SO, by

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a): There are 18 domestic airlines who have been issued Air Operators Certificate (AOC) for undertaking Scheduled Air Transport Services in the country. Out of the 18 operators, Jet Airways and JetLite closed their operations on 17.04.2019\_ Details of the Scheduied Air Transport Operators are attached as Annexure-I. Criteria/norms for undertaking Scheduled Air Transport Services and Scheduled Commuter Air Transport Services are laid down in Rule 134 and Schedule XI of the Aircraft Rules, 1937. The detailed requirements for the same are contained in the following Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) issued by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA):
- ii) CAR Section 3 Series € Part XII for Scheduled Commuter Air Transport
- 1) CAR Section 3, Series C Part II for Scheduled Air Transport Service

Service.

(b): The airline industry is a dynamic industry which\_requires continuous redasties to facilitate and enable growth of the sector:Steps also include reduction of Central Excise Duty applicable on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) from 14% to 11% We.f 11 October 2018 and rationalization of Goods Service Tax (GST) provisions, with

Scand (d): DGCA has issued AOC to six Airlines during last three DGCA Details of these Airlines are attached as Annexure-II

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN THE REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED NO. 4109 OF 12.12.2019 QUESTION LIST\_OF SCHEDULED NNDLAN ARRLINES

|    | Operator's Name                                      |                                                                  |
|----|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1  | Airasia (India) Ltd, (Air_Asia)                      | of Air Transport Scheduled Air Transport Category                |
| 2  | Air India Ltd. (Air_India)                           | Service Scheduled Air Transport                                  |
| 3  | Air India Ltd. (Air India Express                    | Service                                                          |
| 4  | Airline Allied Services Lid, (Alliance Air) Express) | Scheduled Air Transport Service                                  |
| 5  | Air Odisha Aviation Pvt: Ltd, Air Odisha)            | Scheduled Air Transport Service                                  |
| 6  | Blue dart Aviation Ltd: (Cargo)                      | Scheduled Commuter Air Transport Service Scheduled Air Transport |
|    | Deccan Charters Pvt: Ltd, (Air Deccan)               | Service(Cargo)" Scheduled Commuter Air                           |
| 8  | Ghodawat Enterprises Pvt: Ltd. (STAR AIR)            | Transport Service Scheduled Commuter Air Transport Service       |
|    | GO Airlines (India) Ltd. (Go A)                      | Scheduled Air Transport Service                                  |
| 10 | Aviation Pvt: Ltd: (Air Heritage) Heritage           | Scheduled Commuter Air Transport Service                         |
| 11 | Interglobe Aviation Ltd. (Indigo)                    | Scheduled Air Transport Service                                  |
| 12 | Pawan Hans Ltd. (SCO)                                | Scheduled Commuter Air                                           |
| 13 | Jet Ltd. (Spice Jet) Spice                           | Transport Service                                                |
| 14 | Tata SIA Airlines Ltd. (Vistara)                     | Scheduled Air Transport Service Scheduled Air Transport Service  |
| 15 | Turbo Megha Pvt. Ltd. (Tru Jet) Airways              | Scheduled Commuter Air Transport Service                         |
| 16 | (Zoom Air)                                           | Scheduled Air Transport Service                                  |

STATEMENT  REFERRED IN THE ANNEXURE-II QUESTION NO. 4109 FOR ANSWER REPLY OF LOK SABHA ON 12.12.2019 UNSTARRED

## AQC ISSUED INLAST 3 YEARS

|    | Name Of Operator                           | Name Of Operator                                           | Name Of Operator   |
|----|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|    |                                            | Qf_Air Category                                            | AQC Issue Date     |
|    | Zexus Air Services Pvt Ltd. (Zoom Air)     | Transport Scheduled Air Transport Service                  | 03. 02.2017        |
| 2  | Charters Pvt Ltd. (Air Deccan) Deccan      | Scheduled Commuter Air Transport Service                   | 22.12.2017         |
| 3  | Air Odisha Aviation Ltd. (Air Qdisha)      | Scheduled Commuter ATr Transport Service                   | 13. 02.2018        |
|    | Ghodawat Enterprises Air)                  | Scheduled Commuter Afr port Service                        | 01.01.2019         |
| 5  | Aviation Pvt. Ltd, (Air Heritage Heritage) | Scheduled Commuter Air                                     | 11.01.2019         |
|    | Pawan Hans Ltd. (Pawan Hans SCO)           | Transport Service Scheduled Commuter Air Transport Service | 11.03.2019         |

- Big Charter Ltd: (Fly Big) Pvt.

Formal Applications in respect of is applicants have received and under process. Scheduled Commuter Air Transport Service following been

- (iii) Aviation Connectivity and Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd Star) Developers