Lok Sabha Question No. 375 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Decreasing Number of Air Passenger
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

375.

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 375

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

(To be answered on the February 2022) 3rd

## DECREASING NUMBER OF AIR PASSENGER

## SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJA Y BHATT

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state:-

- (2) whether the number %f air passengers from Delhi and Mumbai is continuously decreasing and if the details thereof; SO,
2. (c) if s0, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor?
3. () whether the Government proposes to take any step to increase the number of air passengers; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K SINGH (RETD))

- (2): The month-wise number of passengers handled by Delhi and Mumbai airports from January 2020 to December 2021 is given in Annexure-I Delhi and Mumbai Airports witnessed decline in passenger traffic during successive waves of COVID19.
- (b) and (c): Various taken by the Government to improve air connectivity, are as under: steps
- 1) Ministry 0f Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21-10-2016. as a market driven scheme
- iii) Covid guidelines/protocols for the Airline are framed in consultation with Ministry 0 Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Ministry of Home Affairs
- ii) Under this scheme; 403 RCS routes connecting 65 airports including 8 heliports & 2 water aerodromes have been operationalized as 0n 31.01.2022.
- iv) The other steps include e-boarding; web check-in; contactless dropping of

Statement referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Qno. 375 for answer on 03.02.2022

| Total Passengers Handled at Delhi and Mumbai Airports during Jan 2020 to Dec 2021   | Total Passengers Handled at Delhi and Mumbai Airports during Jan 2020 to Dec 2021   | Total Passengers Handled at Delhi and Mumbai Airports during Jan 2020 to Dec 2021   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| MONTH                                                                               | Delhi Airport                                                                       | Mumbai Airport                                                                      |
| MONTH                                                                               | Total Passengers (in Millions)                                                      | Total Passengers                                                                    |
| Jan-2O                                                                              | 6.10                                                                                | 4.30                                                                                |
| Feb-2o                                                                              | 5.99                                                                                | 3.98                                                                                |
| Mar-20                                                                              | 3.53                                                                                | 2.14                                                                                |
| Apr-20                                                                              | 0.02                                                                                | 0.01                                                                                |
|                                                                                     | 0.20                                                                                | 0.05                                                                                |
|                                                                                     | 1.02                                                                                | 0.26                                                                                |
| Jul-20                                                                              | 1.06                                                                                | 0.34                                                                                |
|                                                                                     | 1.36                                                                                | 0.48                                                                                |
|                                                                                     | 1.68                                                                                | 0.73                                                                                |
| Oct-20                                                                              | 2.14                                                                                | 1.06                                                                                |
|                                                                                     | 2.50                                                                                | 1.46                                                                                |
| Dec-20                                                                              | 2.91                                                                                | 1.58                                                                                |
| Jan-21                                                                              | 3.07                                                                                | 1.73                                                                                |
| Feb-21                                                                              | 3.22                                                                                | 1.78                                                                                |
| Mar-21                                                                              | 3.41                                                                                | 1.58                                                                                |
| Apr-21                                                                              | 2.64                                                                                | 1.04                                                                                |
| May-21                                                                              | 0.98                                                                                | 0.43                                                                                |
| Jun-21                                                                              | 1.51                                                                                | 0.69                                                                                |
| Jul-21                                                                              | 2.30                                                                                | 1.11                                                                                |
| Aug-21                                                                              | 3.02                                                                                | 1.59                                                                                |
| Sep-21                                                                              | 3.22                                                                                | 1.72                                                                                |
| Oct-21                                                                              | 4.07                                                                                | 2.32                                                                                |
| Nov-21                                                                              | 4.70                                                                                | 2.80                                                                                |
| Dec-21                                                                              | 5.01                                                                                | 2.99                                                                                |