Lok Sabha Question No. 1350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Penalty on Pilots Reporting Late for Flights
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1350

(To be answered on the

March 2016) 3rd

## PENALTY ON PILOTS REPORTING LATE FOR FLIGHTS

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN DR SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD DR J. JAYAVARDHAN SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR SHRI S.R VIJAYAKUMAR

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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- (2) whether Air India flew the least number of its domestic flights among the domestic carriers recently, if so, the details thereof;
2. (b) whether the national carrier has introduced/proposes to introduce any penal provision for pilots who report sick two hours before flight time and proposes to make it mandatory to fly a minimum 45 hours a month to be eligible for flying allowance, ii $0, the details thereof;
3. (c) whether any agreement has been reached between Air India and its pilots in this regard;
4. (d) if the details thereof; and S0,
5. (e) the other steps taken by the Government to improve Air India's on time performance and increase its flights among the domestic carriers?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL A VIATION

(a): Madam: The details in this regard are Annexed. No,

(b) to (d): Ministry of Civil Aviation has recently conveyed approval for pay and allowances with the conditions and penalties for Pilots of Air India along

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

Limited, It has been inter-alia provided that; if a Pilot refuses t0 undertake a flight after rostering; then helshe will be liable for reduction of double the hours rostered subject to maximum of 10 hours for each refusal from the guaranteed flying hours. In case of refusal of flight Departure 4 hours, double the number of hours 0f scheduled flight refused will be deducted in case of flights up to 6 hours, and for flights greater than 6 hours, a flat deduction of 14 hours will be made from the guaranteed flying allowance: All Pilots will be fixed 70 hours of flying allowance as per rate applicable to of grounded due to medical reasons, the applicable flying allowance will be on pro-rata basis. paid being paid

(e): In order to improve On Time Performance (OTP) of Air India initiatives have been taken to increase the availability of resources in terms of crew and aircraft. Ministry has taken steps to monitor the OTP of Air India with a view f improve the same; In the past; Video Conferencing has been held by the Ministry with Senior Officers of Air India to monitor the daily OTP The OTP of Air India is also reviewed in the Oversight Committee Meetings held in the Ministry. Further, OTP is monitored at the highest level within Air India on basis. A video conference is anchored by Integrated Operation Control Centre (IOCC) every in which the representatives of operating departments from four regions participate to review the previous S operation and evolve process improvement wherever possible daily day day'

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## ANNEXURE TO LSUSQ No.1350

Market share of Schedules domestic Airlines (Year 2015)

| S.No   | Airline     | Market Share%   |
|--------|-------------|-----------------|
| 1      | Air India   | 16.4            |
| 2      | Jet Airways | 19.2            |
| 3      | Jet Lite    | 3.3             |
| 4      | Spice Jet   | 11.6            |
| 5_     | Go Air      | 8.5             |
| 6      | Indigo      | 36.7            |
| 7_     | Air Costa   | 0.9             |
| 8      | Asia Air    | 1,.7            |
| 9      | Vistara     | 1.3             |
| 10     | Air Pegasus | 0.1             |
| 11_    | Trujet      | 0.1             |

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