Lok Sabha Question No. 705 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: State Owned Airlines
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: M. Selvaraj, T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 705

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  7th December 2023 )

## STATE OWNED AIRLINES

705.    SHRI M. SELVARAJ DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether it is a fact that small neighbouring countries are having their  state  owned  airlines  and  our  country  does  not  have  its  own
- airlines, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the reasons for not operating its State owned airlines;
- (c)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  proposed  to  start  State
- owned airlines;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  whether  the  Union  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  air Passenger  traffic  reached  to  over  327  million  at  airports  acorss India during the fiancial year 2023 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

CIVIL  AVIATION

(a)&(b): At present, Alliance Air, a  wholly-owned subsidiary of  AI Assets  Holding  Ltd.  (AIAHL)  ,  which  is  a  special  purpose  vehicle formed  by  the  Government  of  India  after  the  disinvestment  of  Air India Limited, is in operation.;

(c)&(d): There is no such proposal.;

(e):  Details  of  the  passenger  traffic  handled  at  the  airports  in  the country are attached as Annexure.

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## Annexure

| Passengers handled at Indian airports during 2022-23 (In Numbers)   | Passengers handled at Indian airports during 2022-23 (In Numbers)   | Passengers handled at Indian airports during 2022-23 (In Numbers)   | Passengers handled at Indian airports during 2022-23 (In Numbers)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Airport                                                             | Domestic                                                            | International                                                       | Total                                                               |
| DELHI (DIAL)                                                        | 49675490                                                            | 15652343                                                            | 65327833                                                            |
| MUMBAI (MIAL)                                                       | 32723077                                                            | 11207221                                                            | 43930298                                                            |
| BANGALORE (BIAL)                                                    | 28126165                                                            | 3785264                                                             | 31911429                                                            |
| HYDERABAD (GHIAL)                                                   | 17575242                                                            | 3420785                                                             | 20996027                                                            |
| CHENNAI                                                             | 13708759                                                            | 4862634                                                             | 18571393                                                            |
| KOLKATA                                                             | 15802943                                                            | 1965919                                                             | 17768862                                                            |
| AHMEDABAD                                                           | 8597627                                                             | 1539374                                                             | 10137001                                                            |
| COCHIN(CIAL)                                                        | 4637763                                                             | 4174768                                                             | 8812531                                                             |
| GOA                                                                 | 7891983                                                             | 467410                                                              | 8359393                                                             |
| PUNE                                                                | 7865644                                                             | 141516                                                              | 8007160                                                             |
| LUCKNOW                                                             | 4347997                                                             | 872531                                                              | 5220528                                                             |
| GUWAHATI                                                            | 5039315                                                             | 12165                                                               | 5051480                                                             |
| JAIPUR                                                              | 4358994                                                             | 405388                                                              | 4764382                                                             |
| SRINAGAR                                                            | 4398074                                                             | 11591                                                               | 4409665                                                             |
| PATNA                                                               | 3748635                                                             | 0                                                                   | 3748635                                                             |
| CHANDIGARH                                                          | 3532463                                                             | 145323                                                              | 3677786                                                             |
| BHUBANESWAR                                                         | 3624869                                                             | 36                                                                  | 3624905                                                             |
| TRIVANDRUM                                                          | 1679385                                                             | 1798682                                                             | 3478067                                                             |
| CALICUT                                                             | 577868                                                              | 2405011                                                             | 2982879                                                             |
| INDORE                                                              | 2813144                                                             | 15443                                                               | 2828587                                                             |
| NAGPUR                                                              | 2499643                                                             | 65512                                                               | 2565155                                                             |
| COIMBATORE                                                          | 2362446                                                             | 194817                                                              | 2557263                                                             |
| BAGDOGRA                                                            | 2543339                                                             | 11966                                                               | 2555305                                                             |
| VARANASI                                                            | 2412023                                                             | 109419                                                              | 2521442                                                             |
| AMRITSAR                                                            | 1761384                                                             | 755134                                                              | 2516518                                                             |
| VISAKHAPATNAM                                                       | 2435320                                                             | 65334                                                               | 2500654                                                             |
| RANCHI                                                              | 2417774                                                             | 0                                                                   | 2417774                                                             |
| RAIPUR                                                              | 2251998                                                             | 0                                                                   | 2251998                                                             |
| MANGALORE                                                           | 1277474                                                             | 531792                                                              | 1809266                                                             |
| DEHRADUN                                                            | 1595970                                                             | 7                                                                   | 1595977                                                             |
| JAMMU                                                               | 1579519                                                             | 0                                                                   | 1579519                                                             |
| TRICHY                                                              | 380227                                                              | 1134033                                                             | 1514260                                                             |
| AGARTALA                                                            | 1386087                                                             | 0                                                                   | 1386087                                                             |
| UDAIPUR                                                             | 1355118                                                             | 97                                                                  | 1355215                                                             |
| PORTBLAIR                                                           | 1273138                                                             | 0                                                                   | 1273138                                                             |
| LEH                                                                 | 1260725                                                             | 0                                                                   | 1260725                                                             |
| KANNUR(KIAL)                                                        | 403995                                                              | 853091                                                              | 1257086                                                             |
| SURAT                                                               | 1204695                                                             | 35218                                                               | 1239913                                                             |
| IMPHAL                                                              | 1233997                                                             | 0                                                                   | 1233997                                                             |
| MADURAI                                                             | 946503                                                              | 191502                                                              | 1138005                                                             |
| BHOPAL                                                              | 1135781                                                             | 0                                                                   | 1135781                                                             |

| VADODARA            |   1088990 |     0 |   1088990 |
|---------------------|-----------|-------|-----------|
| VIJAYAWADA          |    929765 | 36618 |    966383 |
| TIRUPATI            |    919267 |     0 |    919267 |
| JODHPUR             |    899371 |    32 |    899403 |
| RAJKOT              |    770605 |     0 |    770605 |
| SHIRDI              |    733038 |     0 |    733038 |
| GORAKHPUR           |    717819 |     0 |    717819 |
| DIBRUGARH           |    675304 |     0 |    675304 |
| GOA (MOPA)          |    664160 |     0 |    664160 |
| DARBHANGA           |    614114 |     0 |    614114 |
| PRAYAGRAJ           |    571067 |     0 |    571067 |
| DURGAPUR            |    492020 |     0 |    492020 |
| AURANGABAD          |    468486 |     0 |    468486 |
| RAJAHMUNDRY         |    432804 |     0 |    432804 |
| JABALPUR            |    431724 |     0 |    431724 |
| SILCHAR             |    399006 |     0 |    399006 |
| AIZAWL(LINGPUI)     |    357639 |     0 |    357639 |
| HUBLI               |    322701 |     0 |    322701 |
| BELGAUM             |    297905 |     0 |    297905 |
| DIMAPUR             |    295361 |     0 |    295361 |
| KANPUR(Chakeri)     |    254903 |     0 |    254903 |
| JHARSUGUDA          |    232564 |     0 |    232564 |
| GAYA                |    158456 | 71004 |    229460 |
| GWALIOR             |    218109 |   136 |    218245 |
| TUTICORIN           |    202642 |     0 |    202642 |
| MYSORE              |    188296 |     0 |    188296 |
| GAGGAL(KANGRA)      |    176247 |     0 |    176247 |
| JORHAT              |    151617 |     0 |    151617 |
| BAREILLY            |    142102 |     0 |    142102 |
| JUHU                |    132168 |     0 |    132168 |
| AGRA                |    131134 |   509 |    131643 |
| KOLHAPUR            |    128728 |     0 |    128728 |
| JAMNAGAR            |    122215 |     0 |    122215 |
| BARAPANI (SHILLONG) |    109788 |     0 |    109788 |
| NASIK (HAL OZAR)    |    107772 |     0 |    107772 |
| JAISALMER           |     99468 |     0 |     99468 |
| KALABURGI           |     79143 |     0 |     79143 |
| KANDLA              |     77718 |     0 |     77718 |
| DEOGHAR             |     76430 |     0 |     76430 |
| PONDICHERRY         |     75870 |     0 |     75870 |
| PANTNAGAR           |     71136 |     0 |     71136 |
| CUDDAPAH            |     70126 |     0 |     70126 |
| JAGDALPUR           |     64984 |     0 |     64984 |
| BHAVNAGAR           |     60956 |    14 |     60970 |
| KISHANGARH          |     58709 |     0 |     58709 |

| AGATTI               |     48485 |        0 |     48485 |
|----------------------|-----------|----------|-----------|
| BHUJ                 |     45755 |        0 |     45755 |
| DIU                  |     40109 |        0 |     40109 |
| BILASPUR             |     39570 |        0 |     39570 |
| KURNOOL              |     38622 |        0 |     38622 |
| RUPASI               |     36574 |        0 |     36574 |
| HOLONGI              |     35538 |        0 |     35538 |
| LAKHIMPUR (LILABARI) |     30417 |        0 |     30417 |
| SINDHUDURG           |     28014 |        0 |     28014 |
| KHAJURAHO            |     25973 |        0 |     25973 |
| VIJAYANAGAR          |     23961 |        0 |     23961 |
| KUSHINAGAR           |     23221 |        0 |     23221 |
| BIKANER              |     21288 |        0 |     21288 |
| HINDON               |     20560 |        0 |     20560 |
| PORBANDAR            |     18841 |        0 |     18841 |
| BHUNTAR              |     17539 |        0 |     17539 |
| TEZU                 |     16517 |        0 |     16517 |
| PAKYONG              |     15707 |        0 |     15707 |
| BANGALORE(HAL)       |     14863 |       22 |     14885 |
| KESHOD (JUNAGARH)    |     13324 |        0 |     13324 |
| SHIMLA               |     11325 |        0 |     11325 |
| GONDIA               |     10707 |        0 |     10707 |
| BIDAR                |     10140 |        0 |     10140 |
| PASIGHAT             |      9920 |        0 |      9920 |
| ROURKELA             |      9057 |        0 |      9057 |
| JEYPORE              |      4584 |        0 |      4584 |
| JAMSHEDPUR           |      4403 |        0 |      4403 |
| TEZPUR               |      4024 |        0 |      4024 |
| HYDERABAD(BEGUMPET)  |      1938 |        0 |      1938 |
| NANDED               |       462 |        0 |       462 |
| PITHORAGARH          |       404 |        0 |       404 |
| COOCHBEHER           |       394 |        0 |       394 |
| JALGAON              |       355 |        0 |       355 |
| SALEM                |       318 |        0 |       318 |
| SHOLAPUR             |       219 |        0 |       219 |
| LUDHIANA             |       197 |        0 |       197 |
| KOTA                 |       192 |        0 |       192 |
| MUNDRA               |       189 |        0 |       189 |
| SAFDARJUNG           |       185 |        0 |       185 |
| ZEERO                |       181 |        0 |       181 |
| BHATINDA             |       146 |        0 |       146 |
| HISAR                |       128 |        0 |       128 |
| PATHANKOT            |       109 |        0 |       109 |
| TOTAL                | 270339475 | 56939661 | 327279136 |