Lok Sabha Question No. 3070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Air Passenger and Cargo Traffic
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3070 (To be answered on the March 2020) 12th

## AIR PASSENGER AND CARGO TRAFFIC

## 3070. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether air passenger and cargo traffic have grown rapidly in recent years; and
- (b) if so, the steps taken to meet this growing need of air traffic in the country during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a): As per the information made available by the Scheduled Indian Carriers to Directorate General of Civil Aviation, statement on growth rate for passengers, freight and mail carried by them in scheduled domestic services for the last three years is attached as annexure.

- (b): The challenges emerging out of growth of air traffic are addressed proactively to ensure safe and efficient aircraft operations: Major steps taken are as below
- 1) To manage airspace challenges AAI in coordination with Defence Authorities is implementing Flexible Use of Airspace (FUA) concept under which civil and military flights use the airspace in a flexible manner.
- 2) Central- Air Traffic Flow Management (C-ATFM) is also implemented in a phased manner to reduce congestion. being
- 3) Performance Based Navigation (PBN) ATS routes and Terminal procedures (Standard Instrument Departure (SID) and Standard Arrival

Routes (STAR)) have been implemented in high density airspace to augment capacity.

- 4) Lower Area Control Centre at Jaipur has been operationalized:
2. 5)Surveillance based Air Traffic Services have been operationalized in
3. Lower Area Control Centre at Lucknow.
- 6) AAI has installed Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADSB) at 31 stations.
- 7) AAI is continuously developing infrastructure and introducing new
6. technology to meet the growing need of air traffic in the country;

To reduce the check-in time of increasing number of passengers at the airports, following additional number Of equipment are provided at all major 40 AAI airports being

- 1.Common User Terminal Equipment (CUTE) 160 Nos.
3. Scanners 1000
2. Common User Self Service (CUSS) Kiosk : 200 Nos
4. MSRIOCR Board 200 Key
- 8) For rapidly growing Air Traffic, several steps for augmenting the
- 1) of space of existing major airports
- of the airports:-
- ii)In-Principle Approval granted for construction of 21 greenfield airports. Out of which 5 No.s airports have been completed and
- iv)Augmentation of ANS infrastructure and induction of latest technologies.
- commissioned.

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| Statement regarding the growth rate for passengers, freight and mail carried by Scheduled Indian Carriers in scheduled domestic services for the last three years, referred to in the reply of Lok Sabha unsatarred Q No. 3070 to be answered on 12.03.2020 | Statement regarding the growth rate for passengers, freight and mail carried by Scheduled Indian Carriers in scheduled domestic services for the last three years, referred to in the reply of Lok Sabha unsatarred Q No. 3070 to be answered on 12.03.2020 | Statement regarding the growth rate for passengers, freight and mail carried by Scheduled Indian Carriers in scheduled domestic services for the last three years, referred to in the reply of Lok Sabha unsatarred Q No. 3070 to be answered on 12.03.2020 | Statement regarding the growth rate for passengers, freight and mail carried by Scheduled Indian Carriers in scheduled domestic services for the last three years, referred to in the reply of Lok Sabha unsatarred Q No. 3070 to be answered on 12.03.2020 | Statement regarding the growth rate for passengers, freight and mail carried by Scheduled Indian Carriers in scheduled domestic services for the last three years, referred to in the reply of Lok Sabha unsatarred Q No. 3070 to be answered on 12.03.2020 |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| PAX (Nos:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 103,748,598                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 123,315,916                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 140,333,572                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 140,333,572                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Growth Rate (%) over the previous FY                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 18.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 13.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 13.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| FREIGHT (TON)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 601,798                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 660,016                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 721,575                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 721,575                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Growth Rate (%) over the previous FY                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 9.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| MAIL(TON)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 7.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Growth Rate (%) over                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| the previous FY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 36,513                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 35,999                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 39,369                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 39,369                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |