Lok Sabha Question No. 1490 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Occupancy Rate of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Dr. Ganapathy Rajkumar P

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1490 ( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  13th February 2025 )

## OCCUPANCY RATE OF AIRPORTS

1490.     DR. GANAPATHY RAJKUMAR P Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the occupancy rate of airports in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether it is true that the occupancy rate of airports in Tamil Nadu like,  Coimbatore,  Madurai and Tiruchirappalli and the air connectivity of major cities of Tamil Nadu are less in comparison to that of Kerala;
- and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION      (Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

(a): The State/ UT wise details of passenger handling terminal capacity as on 31.12.2024, along with the traffic handled during FY 2023-24 at the operational airports across the country, are at Annexure.;

- (b) & (c): The capacity utilization of Coimbatore, Madurai, and Tiruchirappalli  airports  in  Tamil  Nadu  is  80.02%,  44.34%,  and  39.64% respectively. In comparison, the capacity utilization of Kannur, Kochi, Kozhikode,  and  Thiruvananthapuram  airports  in  Kerala  is  13.09%, 41.46%, 50.31%, and 97.90% respectively.;

With  the  repeal  of  the  Air  Corporation  Act  in  March  1994,  Indian domestic aviation has been fully deregulated. Airlines are free to select markets and routes, induct any aircraft type, and operate in compliance with the Routes Dispersal Guidelines (RDG) issued by the government. Therefore, the decision to introduce air services to or from

## any airport depends on the airline operator's operational and commercial viability.;

The international operations of airlines are governed by the bilateral Air Services Agreement (ASA) between India and the respective country. In accordance  with  ASA,  Indian  designated  carriers  are  free  to  mount operations to/from any international airport to foreign destinations as per  mutually  agreed  capacity  limits,  while  any  designated  foreign airline can operate to/from a point in India if it is designated as a point of  call  in  the  ASA.  The  commencement  of  direct  international  flights from any point in  India  is  purely  a  commercial  decision  of  scheduled airlines  on  the basis  of  passenger  demand,  availability  of  slots, economic viability of the route and other associated factors.

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## Annexure to Statement referred in reply of Lok Sabha USQ No. 1490 for answer on 13.02.2025

State-wise Total Passenger Handling Capacity in Million Passenger Per Annum (MPPA) at operational airports on 31.12.2024 and Total Passenger handled (In MPPA) during 2023-24 as per available information

| S.No.               | State/UT   | Total Capacity (MPPA) as on 31.12.2024   |   Total Passenger handled (MPPA) during 2023-24 |
|---------------------|------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1                   | A &NISLAND | 4.00                                     |                                            1.45 |
| 2 ANDHRA            | PRADESH    | 10.17                                    |                                            5.25 |
| 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1.31       |                                          |                                            0.17 |
| 4 ASSAM             | 4.95       |                                          |                                            7.39 |
| 5 BIHAR             | 3.45       |                                          |                                            4.29 |
| 6 CHANDIGARH        |            | 6.00                                     |                                            3.72 |
| 7 CHHATTISGARH      | 3.75       |                                          |                                            2.52 |
| 8 HAVELI AND DIU    | AND DAMAN  | 0.11                                     |                                            0.07 |
| 9 DELHI             |            | 100.02                                   |                                           73.67 |
| 10 GOA              |            | 19.00                                    |                                           11.28 |
| 11 GUJARAT          | 27.90      |                                          |                                           15.7  |
| 12 HARYANA          |            | -                                        |                                            0    |
| 13 HIMACHAL PRADESH | 0.51       |                                          |                                            0.24 |
| 14 JAMMU KASHMIR    | AND 7.20   |                                          |                                            5.66 |
| 15                  | JHARKHAND  | 3.70                                     |                                            2.75 |

| 16   | KARNATAKA          | 56.81   |   40.53 |
|------|--------------------|---------|---------|
| 17   | KERALA 45.10       |         |   19.27 |
| 18   | LADAKH             | 0.48    |    1.07 |
| 19   | LAKSHADWEEP ISLAND | 0.05    |    0.05 |
| 20   | MADHYA PRADESH     | 11.25   |    5.5  |
| 21   | MAHARASHTRA        | 74.72   |   67.07 |
| 22   | MANIPUR            | 1.39    |    1.27 |
| 23   | MEGHALAYA          | 0.50    |    0.15 |
| 24   | MIZORAM            | 1.20    |    0.4  |
| 25   | NAGALAND           | 0.50    |    0.32 |
| 26   | ODISHA             | 5.02    |    4.87 |
| 27   | PUDUCHERRY         | 0.20    |    0.05 |
| 28   | PUNJAB             | 4.92    |    3.1  |
| 29   | RAJASTHAN          | 9.50    |    8.24 |
| 30   | SIKKIM             | 0.40    |    0.01 |
| 31   | TAMILNADU          | 41.35   |   27.4  |
| 32   | TELANGANA          | 34.00   |   25.05 |
| 33   | TRIPURA            | 3.00    |    1.47 |
| 34   | UTTAR PRADESH      | 17.44   |   11.3  |
| 35   | UTTARAKHAND        | 4.86    |    1.71 |
| 36   | WEST BENGAL        | 29.81   |   23.42 |
|      | Total              | 534.57  |  376.42 |