Lok Sabha Question No. 1299 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Air India Offices Abroad
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1299 (To be answered on the March 2016) 3rd

## AIR INDIA OFFICES ABROAD

1299.

SHRI CRPATIL

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the places where Air India runs offices abroad, country-wise;
- operatelbook any flight from country-wise; does not there,
- last three years, year and office-wise; each of the during
- other to cut avoidable cost; and any strategy
- (e) if the details thereof?

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

- (a) The list of places where Air India runs offices abroad, as Annexure 1. country-wise is attached
- {behtDetails of places abroad where Air India has offices but does not flights are as tabulated below: operate

Countries

Station

America

Washington

America

Angeles Los

Canada

Toronto

Netherlands

Amsterdam

Egypt

Cairo

Iran

Tehran

These offices work as booking Offices to generate revenue from ticketing, for servicing Passengers and to cater to code share arrangements and tie ups with other airlines.

- (c) : Details of expenditure incurred in the last 3 years on these offices is attached as Annexure-2
- (d) & () : In order to cut down costs; Air India has already undertaken closing and downsizing of its booking offices at the following stations i the past five years ;
- i Nairobi office closed in March, 2011.

.

- iii. Chittagong office closed in November, 2014.
2. ii: Beirut office closed in September, 2011.
3. iv Zurich office closed in September 2014 and now functioning from a counter at airport:
4. Toronto office has been downsized to minimum staff.

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| Air India Offices Abroad   | Air India Offices Abroad                                        | Air India Offices Abroad   | Air India Offices Abroad   |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| (Countries                 | Stations                                                        | Countries                  | IStations                  |
| IAmerica                   | New York Newark Chicago/ San Francisco Washington / Los Angeles |                            |                            |
| Canada                     | Toronto                                                         | TThailand                  |                            |
| UK                         | London Birmingham                                               |                            | Osaka                      |
| IGermany                   | IFrankfurt                                                      | China                      | Ishanghai                  |
| France                     | Paris                                                           | Australia                  | Melbourne                  |
|                            | IRome Milan                                                     | IKorea                     | (Seoul                     |
| Russia                     | Moscow                                                          |                            | Isingapore                 |
| Netherlands Amsterdam      | Netherlands Amsterdam                                           | Malaysia                   | Kuala Lumpur               |
| UUAE                       | Dubai Sharjah Abu Dhabi                                         | IBangladesh (Dhaka         |                            |
| Bahrain                    | IBahrain                                                        | ISri Lanka                 | IColombo                   |
| Qatar                      | Doha                                                            | [Nepal                     | IKathmandu                 |
| Omar)                      | IMuscat                                                         | MMyanmar                   | IYangon                    |
| Kuwait                     | Kuwait                                                          | Maldives                   | Male                       |
| (Saudi IArabia             | Teddah Riyadh Dammam                                            | [AfghanistanlKabul         |                            |
| IEgvpt                     | ICairo                                                          | Irar;)                     | Tehran                     |

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| Countryl Station   | 2012-13        | 2013-14        | 2014-15        |
|--------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|                    | Amount (in Rs) | Amount (in Rs) | Amount (in Rs) |
| Washington         | 2.03 crore     | 3.60 crore     | 2.55 crore     |
| Los Angeles        | 1.30 crore     | 2.09 crore     | 1.78 crore     |
| Toronto            | 19.5 crore     | 6.78 crore     | 5.45 crore     |
| Amsterdam          | 1.34 core      | 1.85 crore     | 1.84 crore     |
| Cairo'             | 0.699 crore    | 0.134 crore    | 0.124 crore    |
| Tehran             | 0.60 crore     | 0.20 crore     | 0.16 crore     |

## Annexure-2

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