Lok Sabha Question No. 567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Criteria for Development of Second Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram, P. Velusamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESHHON NO: 567 (To be answered on the 4 February 2021)

## CRITERIA FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SECOND AIRPORT

567.

SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K SHRI VELUSAMY P.

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- b) the parameters for distribution of traffic between the two Airports;

be pleased to state:-

- (0) whether no Greenfield Airport is allowed within an aerial distance of 150 km of an existing Airport whereas a second Airport in the same city is allowed and if the details thereof;
2. whether the Government proposes to allow new Airports within the stipulated 150 km radius of an existing Airport even if its capacity is not saturated if s0, the details thereof;
3. (e) the reaction of the Government as well as the developer 0f second Airport thereto?
4. (d) whether the private players operating the existing Airports refuse to accept the second Airport within 150 km radius as per the agreement and if the details thereof; and

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a): Government of India (Gol) has formulated a Greenfield Airport Policy, 2008 which provides guidelines for establishment of new Greenfield Airports in the country. As per Policy, an airport developer; including the State Governments, willing to establish an airport are required to send & proposal to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) As Para 8.1 of Greenfield Airport Policy, 2008, no greenfield airport is allowed within aerial distance of 150 Km of an existing civilian airport: However , establishment of a Greenfield Airport is allowed within 150 Km of an existing civilian airport after carrying out the impact assessment on the existing airport: Such cases are decided by the Government on 4 case to case basis. per

- (b) The distribution of traffic between two Airports is demand driven and airlines plan their schedule based 0n their company policy and traffic at the Airports.
- (c) As per Greenfield Airport 2008, Government of India allows construction of new Greenfield Airport within radius of 150 kilometers from the existing airport on a case to case basis Policy,
- (d) & (e); Government of India has granted exclusive rights to the two airport operators in the country namely Hyderabad International Airport Limited and Bangalore International Airport Limited that no new 0r existing airport shall be permitted by Gol to be developed within an aerial distance of 150 kilometers %f the Airport before the twenty-fifth anniversary %f the Airport Opening Date (except for private airport operators Of Delhi and Mumbai airports in the form of Right of First Refusai (RoFR) in respect of the second airport within 150 kms of the respective airports: These operators can participate in the competitive bidding process of the respective airports and if their bid is within the range of 10 percent of most competitive bid, they have right to match the highest bid by using RoFR Clause. In case of Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), the concession was awarded to Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) which was operating Mumbai Airport by exercising RoFR In case of Jewar International Airport which is near Delhi; the existing airport operator i.e, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) participated in the bid process but was unable to take the advantage of RoFR, as their quote was not within 10 percent range of the winning bidder.