Lok Sabha Question No. 754 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Reduction in User Development Fee
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: V. SATHYABAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 754 (To be answered on the 21st July 2016)

## REDUCTION IN USER DEVELOPMENT FEE

## 754. SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to reduce the User Development Fee and air lines fuel charges to provide cheap air fares for air passengers in the country;
- (c) the details of total revenue generated from different airlines for various services at airports in the countrys airline-wise; and using
- (b) the details of various types of fee collected from airlines for various services at airports in the country; using
- (d) the details of the revenue generated from each of the airport in the country, airportwise?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a): Ministry of Civil Aviation have formulated a National Civil Aviation Policy: 2016 with & vision to make flying affordable for the masses and to provide affordabie and sustainable air travel for passenger. The objective is to enhance regional connectivity through fiscal support and infrastructure development and to enhance ease of business through deregulation and simplified procedures. Accordingly, future tariffs at all airports wili be calculated on a 'hybrid tilli basis, unless otherwise specified for any project being bid out in future: It is aiso provided that 30% of non-aeronautical revenue will be used to cross-subsidise aeronautical charges: Further, Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) while determining tariff for aeronautical services in respect of major airports consider the User Development Fee as revenue enhancing mechanism to "bridge any revenue shortfall s0 that airport operator is able to a fair rate of return on his investment. doing get

- (c) & (d): Details of total revenue generated by Airports Authority of India (AAI) from major airlines during the year 2815-16 for various services is at Annexure 1. Airport-wise revenue generated by AAI at its airports is at Annexure 2. Details of information in respect of private airport operators is being collected. using

(b): Various types of fees are Route Navigation Facility charges; Terminal Navigation Landing charges, Landing; Parking & Housing Fuel Throughput Charges; Aerobridge charges, Cute Counter charges, cargo, Ground Handling, Passenger Service Fee(PSF) and User Development Fees.

|     |                                                             | ANNEXURE-1            |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|     | QTAL REVENUE GENERATED FROMMAJOR AIRLINES DURING EY 2015-16 |                       |
| SNO | NAME OF AIRLINES                                            | TOTAL (RS: IN CRORES) |
| 1   | INDIGO AIRLINES                                             | 1176.72               |
| 2   | AIR INDIA GROUP                                             | 811.73                |
| 3   | JET AIRWAYS                                                 | 696.63                |
| 4   | SPICE JET                                                   | 361.46                |
| 5   | EMIRATES                                                    | 284.89                |
| 6   | GO AIRWAYS                                                  | 202.77                |
| 7   | QATAR AIRWAYS                                               | 161.98                |
| 8   | ETIHAD AIRWAYS                                              | 145.33                |
| 9   | SRI LANKAN AIRLINES                                         | 98.99                 |
| 10  | SINGAPORE AIRLINES                                          | 93.58                 |
| 11  | JET LITE INDIA LTD                                          | 79.72                 |
| 12  | OMAN AIR(SAOC)                                              | 79.39                 |
| 13  | SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES                                      | 73.55                 |
| 14  | AIR ARABIA                                                  | 70.52                 |
| 15  | AIR ASIA                                                    | 66.27                 |
| 16  | CATHAY PACIFIC AIRLINES LTD                                 | 54.38                 |
| 17  | THAI AIRWAYS                                                | 53.50                 |
| 18  | MALAYSIA AIRLINES                                           | 44.50                 |
| 19  | TIGER AIRWAYS                                               | 32.34                 |
| 20  | GULF AIRLINES                                               | 31.52                 |
| 21  | OTHER AIRLINES                                              | 852.21                |
|     | Total                                                       | 5471.98               |

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|                                                            |                                                            | ANNEXURE-2                                                 |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA                                | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA                                | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA                                |
| STATEMENT OF AIRPORT-WISE REVENUE GENERATED DURING 2015-16 | STATEMENT OF AIRPORT-WISE REVENUE GENERATED DURING 2015-16 | STATEMENT OF AIRPORT-WISE REVENUE GENERATED DURING 2015-16 |
| S.NO_                                                      | Name of the airport                                        | Amount (Rs in crores)                                      |
| 1                                                          | AGARTALA                                                   | 19.87                                                      |
| 2                                                          | AGATTI                                                     | 0.64                                                       |
| 3                                                          | AGRA                                                       | 1.37                                                       |
| 4                                                          | AHMEDABAD                                                  | 284.64                                                     |
| 5                                                          | Ajmer (Kishangarh)                                         | 0.02                                                       |
| 6                                                          | AKOLA                                                      | 0.01                                                       |
| 7                                                          | ALLAHABAD AIRPORT                                          | 1.15                                                       |
| 8                                                          | AMRITSAR                                                   | 87.27                                                      |
| 9                                                          | GUWAHATI                                                   | 115.15                                                     |
| 10                                                         | AURANGABAD                                                 | 10.94                                                      |
| 11                                                         | BAGDOGRA                                                   | 25.01                                                      |
| 12                                                         | BANGALORE (HAL)                                            | 48.25                                                      |
| 13                                                         | BARAPANI (SHILLONG)                                        | 0.31                                                       |
| 14                                                         | BEHALA                                                     | 0.28                                                       |
| 15                                                         | Belgaum                                                    | 2.44                                                       |
| 16                                                         | BHAVNAGAR                                                  | 1.18                                                       |
| 17                                                         | BHOPAL                                                     | 21.06                                                      |
| 18                                                         | BHUBNESHWAR                                                | 60.09                                                      |
| 19                                                         | BHUJ                                                       | 3.21                                                       |
| 20                                                         | BIKANER                                                    | 0.01                                                       |
| 21                                                         | CALICUT                                                    | 121.52                                                     |
| 22                                                         | CHANDIGARH                                                 | 36.84                                                      |
| 23                                                         | CHENNAI AIRPORT                                            | 1333.52                                                    |
| 24                                                         | COIMBATORE                                                 | 51.74                                                      |
| 25                                                         | COOCH BEHAR                                                | 0.6                                                        |
| 26                                                         | CUDDAPAH                                                   | 0.07                                                       |
| 27                                                         | DEHRADUN                                                   | 11.89                                                      |
| 28                                                         | DIBRUGARH                                                  | 9.78                                                       |
| 29                                                         | DIMAPUR                                                    | 3.38                                                       |
| 30                                                         | GAYA                                                       | 8.99                                                       |
| 31                                                         | GOA                                                        | 135.4                                                      |
| 32                                                         | Gondia_Airport                                             | 4.63                                                       |
| 33                                                         | GORAKHPUR                                                  | 0.16                                                       |
| 34                                                         | GWALIOR                                                    | 0.36                                                       |
| 35                                                         | HUBLI                                                      | 1.24                                                       |
| 36                                                         | HYDERABAD (Begumpet)                                       | 75.77                                                      |

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|   37 | IMPHAL         | 16.7   |
|------|----------------|--------|
|   38 | INDORE         | 45.35  |
|   39 | JABALPUR       | 3.7    |
|   40 | JAIPUR         | 120.58 |
|   41 | JAISALMER      | 0.05   |
|   42 | JAMMU          | 21.15  |
|   43 | JAMNAGAR       | 2.84   |
|   44 | JHARSUGUDA     | 0.02   |
|   45 | JODHPUR        | 6.27   |
|   46 | JORHAT         | 1.17   |
|   47 | JUHU           | 74.77  |
|   48 | KANDLA         | 0.04   |
|   49 | KANGRA(GAGGAL) | 1.42   |
|   50 | KANPUR         | 0.55   |
|   51 | KESHOD         | 0.02   |
|   52 | KHAJURAHO      | 2.67   |
|   53 | KOLHAPUR       |        |
|   54 | KOTA           | 0.54   |
|   55 | KULU(BHUNTAR)  | 0.6    |
|   56 | LEH            | 7.76   |
|   57 | LILABARI       | 0.25   |
|   58 | LUCKNOW        | 213.89 |
|   59 | LUDHIANA       | 0.18   |
|   60 | MADURAI        | 24.59  |
|   61 | MALDA          | 0.01   |
|   62 | MANGALORE      | 85.6   |
|   63 | MYSORE         | 2.29   |
|   64 | KOLKATTA       | 962.6  |
|   65 | PANT NAGAR     | 0.88   |
|   66 | PATHANKOT      | 0.01   |
|   67 | PATNA          | 44.26  |
|   68 | PONDICHERRY    | 5.68   |
|   69 | PORBANDAR      | 2.84   |
|   70 | PORT BLAIR     | 19.27  |
|   71 | PUNE           |        |
|   72 | RAIPUR         | 38.93  |
|   73 | RAJAHMUNDRY    | 4.67   |
|   74 | RAJKOT         | 10.67  |
|   75 | RANCHI         | 24.49  |
|   76 | SAFDARJUNG     | 5.15   |
|   77 | SALEM          | 1.51   |
|   78 | SHIMLA         | 0.02   |
|   79 | SHOLAPUR       | 0.05   |
|   80 | SILCHAR        | 3.73   |

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|   81 | SRINAGAR       |   40.25 |
|------|----------------|---------|
|   82 | SURAT          |    4.03 |
|   83 | TEZPUR         |    0.14 |
|   84 | TEZU           |    0.68 |
|   85 | TIRUCHIRAPALLI |   83.87 |
|   86 | TIRUPATI       |    9.87 |
|   87 | TRIVANDRUM     |  245.71 |
|   88 | TUTICORIN      |    1.65 |
|   89 | UDAIPUR        |   23.86 |
|   90 | VADODARA       |   25.72 |
|   91 | VARANASI       |   49.86 |
|   92 | VIJAYAWADA     |    9.27 |
|   93 | VISAKHAPATNAM  |   51.02 |
|   94 | WARANGAL       |    0.01 |

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