Lok Sabha Question No. 3480 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Growth of Aviation Industry
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, B. Y. Raghavendra, Prathap Simha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3480

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  10th August 2023 )

## GROWTH OF AVIATION INDUSTRY

3480.    SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE

SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the growth of the aviation industry in the last five years;
- (b)  the  number  of  new  airports  which  have  been  added  in  the  said period;
- (c) the rate of growth of air passengers in the said period; and
- (d) the number of aviation companies operating flights in the country?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION      (GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

- (a):  As  per the information received from Directorate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA), the number of Passengers and  cargo carried and their growth,  in  respect  of    both  domestic  and  international  operations, during the period 2018-19 to 2022-2023(Provisional) is at Annexure-I. ;
- (b):  The number of airports licensed by DGCA in the last 5 years (i.e. since  2018)  is  twenty  two  (22).  The  list  of  these  airports  is  at Annexure II.;

(c):The  details  with  respect  to  the  growth  of  passengers  during  the last five years are at Annexure-I.; (d): List of  the scheduled airlines and scheduled commuter airlines in the country holding Air Operator Certificate(AOC) is at Annexure-III. ******

| Annexure-I      | Annexure-I                    | Annexure-I                | Annexure-I             | Annexure-I             | Annexure-I                      | Annexure-I                      | Annexure-I                      | Annexure-I                      |
|-----------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Passengers      | Passengers(in numbers)        | Passengers(in numbers)    | Passengers(in numbers) | Passengers(in numbers) | Cargo(in tonnes) (Freight+Mail) | Cargo(in tonnes) (Freight+Mail) | Cargo(in tonnes) (Freight+Mail) | Cargo(in tonnes) (Freight+Mail) |
| Financi al Year | Schedule Domestic Passenger s | Internation al Passengers | Total Passenger s      | Growth(i n %)          | Schedul e Domesti c             | Schedule Internation al         | Total Cargo                     | Growth(i n %)                   |
| 2018-19         | 140,333,5 72                  | 25,899,715                | 166,233,2 87           | -                      | 760944. 5                       | 384175.5                        | 1145120. 0                      |                                 |
| 2019-20         | 141,202,2 37                  | 22,722,845                | 163,925,0 82           | -1.4                   | 729454. 7                       | 222099.2                        | 951553.9                        | -16.9                           |
| 2020-21         | 53,330,50 2                   | 5,427,003                 | 58,757,50 5            | -64.2                  | 467598. 9                       | 121382.4                        | 588981.3                        | -38.1                           |
| 2021-22         | 84,184,45 9                   | 10,216,538                | 94,400,99 7            | 60.7                   | 605249. 6                       | 220820.1                        | 826069.7                        | 40.3                            |
| 2022- 23(P)     | 136,028,6 56                  | 23,876,218                | 159,904,8 74           | 69.4                   | 698089. 6                       | 195049.9                        | 893139.6                        | 8.1                             |

## (P) stands for Provisional

In wake of Covid-19 International operations for F.Y 2020-2021 &  2021-2022 were carried as per DGCA's circular dated 26.03.2020 and the Scheduled Commercial International passenger services to/from India resumed as per DGCA's circular dated 08-03-2022.

| Annexure-II                                             | Annexure-II                                             | Annexure-II                                             | Annexure-II                                             | Annexure-II                                             |
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                 | NameofAerodromeasp erlicense                            | Location                                                | AAI/JVC/Private                                         | DateofIssue                                             |
| 1.                                                      | TezuAirport                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                       | AirportAuthorityofIndia                                 | 09.02.2018                                              |
| 2.                                                      | MundraAirport                                           | Gujarat                                                 | MundraInternationalAirport Pvt.Ltd.                     | 16.02.2018                                              |
| 3.                                                      | JagdalpurAirport                                        | Chhattisgarh                                            | Govt.ofChhattisgarh                                     | 12.04.2018                                              |
| 4.                                                      | PakyongAirport                                          | Sikkim                                                  | AirportAuthorityofIndia                                 | 03.05.2018                                              |
| 5.                                                      | VeerSurendrasai ,JharsugudaAirport                      | Odisha                                                  | AirportAuthorityofIndia                                 | 04.05.2018                                              |
| 6.                                                      | Kannur InternationalAirport                             | Kerala                                                  | KannurInternationalAirp ortPvt.Ltd                      | 03.10.2018                                              |
| 7.                                                      | BilaspurAirport, Bilaspur                               | Chhattisgarh                                            | BilaspurAirportGovtof Chittisgarh                       | 06.12.2018                                              |
| 8.                                                      | Naini- SainiAirport,Pithor agarh                        | Uttrakhand                                              | UttarakhandCivil Aviation DevelopmentAuthority          | 26.12.2018                                              |
| 9.                                                      | RourkelaAirport                                         | Odhisha                                                 | SteelAuthorityofIndia                                   | 03.01.2019                                              |
| 10.                                                     | KalaburagiAirport                                       | Karnataka                                               | AirportAuthorityofIndia                                 | 31.10.2019                                              |
| 11.                                                     | Rupsi Airport                                           | Assam                                                   | AirportAuthorityofIndia                                 | 10.07.2020                                              |
| 12.                                                     | KurnoolAirport                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                          | AirportAuthorityofIndia                                 | 15.01.2021                                              |
| 13.                                                     | KUSHINAGAR                                              | UttarPradesh                                            | AirportAuthorityofIndia                                 | 22.02.2021                                              |
| 14.                                                     | KeshodAirport                                           | Gujarat                                                 | AirportAuthorityofIndia                                 | 17.03.2021                                              |
| 15.                                                     | GondiaAirport                                           | Maharashtra                                             | AirportAuthorityofIndia                                 | 02.09.2021                                              |
| 16.                                                     | SindhudurgAirport                                       | Maharashtra                                             | IRBISindhudurgAirport Pvt.Ltd.                          | 17.09.2021                                              |
| 17.                                                     | DeogharAirport                                          | Jharkhand                                               | DeogharAirportLimited                                   | 11.04.2022                                              |
| 18.                                                     | DonyipoloAirport, Itanagar                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                       | AirportAuthorityofIndia                                 | 07.09.2022                                              |
| 19.                                                     | JeyporeAirport                                          | Odisha                                                  | Govt.of India                                           | 20.10.2022                                              |
| 20.                                                     | NewGoaAirport                                           | Goa                                                     | GMRGoaInternationalAirport Limited                      | 26.10.2022                                              |
| 21.                                                     | ShivamoggaAirport                                       | Karnataka                                               | KarnatakaStateIndustriala ndInfrastructureDevelopm ent  | 24.02.2023                                              |
| 22.                                                     | RajkotInternational                                     | Gujarat                                                 | AirportAuthorityofIndia                                 | 24.07.2023                                              |
| airport Source: Directorate of Aerodrome Standards,DGCA | airport Source: Directorate of Aerodrome Standards,DGCA | airport Source: Directorate of Aerodrome Standards,DGCA | airport Source: Directorate of Aerodrome Standards,DGCA | airport Source: Directorate of Aerodrome Standards,DGCA |

| Annexure-III                                                                                                           | Annexure-III                                                                                                           |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| List of Airlines (Scheduled/Scheduled Commuter) in the country holding AOC (Air Operator Certificate) as on 02.08.2023 | List of Airlines (Scheduled/Scheduled Commuter) in the country holding AOC (Air Operator Certificate) as on 02.08.2023 |
| S. No.                                                                                                                 | Nameof Airlines                                                                                                        |
| Scheduled Operators                                                                                                    | Scheduled Operators                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                                      | AIX Connect Pvt. Ltd. (Air India Express)- (Formerly known as AirAsia (India) Pvt. Ltd.)                               |
| 2                                                                                                                      | Air India Ltd. (Air India)                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                      | Air India Express Ltd. (Air India Express)                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                                      | Alliance Air Aviation Ltd. (Alliance Air)                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                                                      | Blue dart Aviation Ltd. (Blue Dart)                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                      | GO Airlines (India) Ltd. (Go First)                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                      | Interglobe Aviation Ltd. (Indigo)                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                                                      | Quikjet Cargo Airlines Pvt. Ltd. (Quikjet)                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                                      | SNV Aviation Pvt. Ltd. (Akasa Air)                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                                     | Spice Jet Ltd. (Spice Jet)                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                                     | Tata SIA Airlines Ltd. (Vistara)                                                                                       |
| Scheduled Commuter Operators                                                                                           | Scheduled Commuter Operators                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                                     | Aviation Connectivity Infrastructure Developers Pvt. Ltd. - (AIR TAXI)                                                 |
| 13                                                                                                                     | Big Charter Pvt. Ltd. (Fly Big)                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                                     | GSEC Monarch and Deccan Aviation Pvt. Ltd. (IndiaOne Air)                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                                     | Ghodawat Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. (STAR AIR)                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                                                     | Pawan Hans Ltd. (SCO)                                                                                                  |
| Source: Directorate of Air Transport-I                                                                                 | Source: Directorate of Air Transport-I                                                                                 |