Lok Sabha Question No. 466 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Flight from Rupsi Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

466.

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: : 466

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the February 2021) 4th

## FLIGHT FROM RUPSI AIRPORT

SHRI GAURAV GOGOI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (2) whether the Government proposes to commence operations of commercial flights to-and-from the Rupsi airport and if the details thereof;
2. (c) the steps taken by the Government to avoid any delay and completion of the programme in a time bound manner?
3. (b) whether the Government intends to commence operations of commercial flights to-and-from the Tezpur airport and if $0, the details thereof;

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a): Rupsi airport has been identified under Znd round of bidding under UDAN for operation of UDAN flights between Rupsi & Guwahati. However; the Selected Airline Operator (SAO) withdrew the proposal subsequently: Airport Authority.of India (AAD); the implementing agency, identified RCS routes from Rupsi airport connecting to Guwahati and Kolkata under Ath round of bidding under UDAN.
- (b): AAI; the implementing agency, identified RCS routes from Tezpur airport in the Znd round of bidding under UDAN for operation of UDAN flights. Details f the routes awarded under UDAN with fixed aircrafthhelicopters connecting Tezpur are attached as Annexure-A\_ wing
- (c): The Selected Airline Operators (SAOs) under UDAN are obligated to commence RCS flight operations on a RCS-route within a period of six months from the issuance of Letter of Award or within two months from the readiness of airport; whichever is later, unless any extension is granted by the Implementing Agency: However, sometimes there is delay in operationalizing some routes/discontinuation of the routes, for reasons which include:
- i)Non-readiness of civil airports/heliports; which may be related to availability of land, development of required infrastructure; compliances related for licencing of airport; etc
- iii) Unsustainability of the operation on the awarded routes, leading to discontinuation.
- ii) Delay in obtaining Scheduled Commuter Operators Permit by new entrant Airlines.

## Statement referred to in the reply of Lok Sabha  unstarred Q.no 466 for answer on 04.02.2021

## Details of routes awarded under UDAN connecting Tezpur:

| ASSAM      | ASSAM       | ASSAM       |
|------------|-------------|-------------|
| Fixed-wing | Tezpur      | Kolkata'    |
|            | Kolkata     | Tezpur      |
|            | Tezpur      | Lilabari    |
|            | Tezpur      | Shillong    |
| Helicopter | Tezpur      | Itanagar(H) |
|            | Itanagar(H) | Tezpur      |
|            | Tezpur      | Jorhat      |
|            | Jorhat      | Tezpur      |
|            | Tezpur      | Nagaon(H)   |
|            | Nagaon(H)   | Tezpur      |
| Fixed-wing | Tezpur      | Aizawl      |
|            | Aizaw]      | Tezpur      |
| Helicopter | Guwahati    | Tezpur      |
|            | Tezpur      | Guwahati    |