Lok Sabha Question No. 475 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Domestic Air Passenger
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Dr. Nishikant Dubey, Dr. Jayanta Kumar Roy, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Shankar Lalwani, Shri Kripanath Mallah, Shri Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel, Smt. Kriti Devi Debbarman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 475

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  25th July 2024 )

## DOMESTIC AIR PASSENGER

## 475.    DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA

SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI

SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH

SHRI DHAVAL LAXMANBHAI PATEL

SMT KRITI DEVI DEBBARMAN

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of domestic air passenger traffic data since 2014;
- (b)  the details of ten airports with the highest number of domestic passengers during each of the last three years;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  change  being  observed  in  the  number  of
- domestic passengers after the implementation of UDAN Scheme;

(d)  the  number  of  functional  airports/airstrips  in  the  country  at present  along  with  the  number  of  airports/airstrips  out  of  these

functional airports/airstrips constructed since 2014, year-wise; and

- (e)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  make  air  travel  more
- affordable for citizen?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  The  details  of  the  domestic  air  passenger  traffic  handled  at Indian airports w.e.f. 2014 to 2024(provisional) are at Annexure-I;

(b):  The  details  of  the  ten  airports  with  the  highest  number  of domestic  passengers  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  are    at

Annexure-II; (c): Regional Connectivity Scheme-Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (RCSUDAN) has contributed to the growth of domestic passengers in the country. More than 141 lakh passengers have so far flown on UDAN flights. ; (d):  At  present,  there  are    157  airports/heliports/water  aerodromes considered  operational  in  India.12  Greenfield  Airports  have  been constructed/operationalised  since  2014.  48  airports/airstrips  have been constructed by AAI since 2014.  ; (e): The RCS-UDAN  Scheme  seeks  to make  air travel more accessible  and  affordable  to  a  larger  population.  The  scheme  has expanded  the  domestic  aviation  market,  thereby  increasing  the number  of air passengers  and  flight frequencies. 579 routes, connecting 85 airports, including 13 heliports & 02 water aerodromes,  have so far been operationalised. More than 141 lakh domestic passengers have travelled through 2.73 lakh UDAN flights.

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The details of domestic air passenger traffic data since 2014

| Total number of passengers carried by Scheduled Indian Operators for Scheduled Domestic Operations   | Total number of passengers carried by Scheduled Indian Operators for Scheduled Domestic Operations   | Total number of passengers carried by Scheduled Indian Operators for Scheduled Domestic Operations   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                                 | Number of Passengers Carried                                                                         | Year on Year Growth in %Since 2014                                                                   |
| 2014                                                                                                 | 66,772,641                                                                                           |                                                                                                      |
| 2015                                                                                                 | 80,753,743                                                                                           | 20.9                                                                                                 |
| 2016                                                                                                 | 99,475,474                                                                                           | 23.2                                                                                                 |
| 2017                                                                                                 | 116,775,928                                                                                          | 17.4                                                                                                 |
| 2018                                                                                                 | 138,698,284                                                                                          | 18.8                                                                                                 |
| 2019                                                                                                 | 143,736,256                                                                                          | 3.6                                                                                                  |
| 2020                                                                                                 | 62,858,348                                                                                           | -56.3                                                                                                |
| 2021                                                                                                 | 82,745,079                                                                                           | 31.6                                                                                                 |
| 2022                                                                                                 | 123,242,014                                                                                          | 48.9                                                                                                 |
| 2023                                                                                                 | 152,040,530                                                                                          | 23.4                                                                                                 |
| 2024( upto May) -Provisional                                                                         | 66,141,726                                                                                           |                                                                                                      |

## Annexure-I

## Annexure-II

The  details  of  the  ten  airports  with  the  highest  number  of  domestic  passenger during each of the last three years;

| 2022      | ( Number of Passenger Carried)   | 2023      | ( Number of Passenger Carried)   | 2024 ( upto May)- Provisional   | ( Number of Passenger Carried)   |
|-----------|----------------------------------|-----------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| DELHI     | 46,144,544                       | DELHI     | 53,747,065                       | DELHI                           | 23,127,351                       |
| MUMBAI    | 29,742,476                       | MUMBAI    | 37,858,792                       | MUMBAI                          | 16,486,586                       |
| BENGALURU | 24,371,031                       | BENGALURU | 32,543,235                       | BENGALURU                       | 14,232,097                       |
| HYDERABAD | 15,990,734                       | HYDERABAD | 20,221,765                       | HYDERABAD                       | 9,221,025                        |
| KOLKATA   | 14,854,294                       | KOLKATA   | 17,105,802                       | KOLKATA                         | 7,494,183                        |
| CHENNAI   | 12,286,140                       | CHENNAI   | 15,177,501                       | CHENNAI                         | 6,540,931                        |
| DABOLIM   | 7,536,171                        | AHMEDABAD | 9,908,563                        | AHMEDABAD                       | 4,305,441                        |
| AHMEDABAD | 7,444,003                        | PUNE      | 9,542,232                        | PUNE                            | 4,144,640                        |
| PUNE      | 7,080,483                        | DABOLIM   | 6,994,520                        | DABOLIM                         | 2,661,869                        |
| GUWAHATI  | 4,834,326                        | GUWAHATI  | 5,960,294                        | GUWAHATI                        | 2,475,824                        |