Lok Sabha Question No. 25 (STARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: Non-operational Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

STARRED) QUESTION NO. : 25 (To he answered on the February 2016) 25th

## NON-OPERATIONAL AIRPORTS

*25.

SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state:-

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- (a) whether the Government is aware that despite construction of newlexpansion of existing airports by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), there are no scheduled commerciai flights, if $0, the details of such nonfunctional airports along with expenditure incurred on such airports, airportwise;
- (c) whether the Government has identified new routes/increased the frequency of existing flights of Air India, if the details thereof; and
- (b) the justification/rationale 0f not operating commercial flights and the corrective measures being taken the Government thereon; by
- (d) whether Delhi-Ranchi air route has been covered in the said routes and if SO, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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(Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the the House:

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## STATEMENT IN REPLY OF PART () TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.25 FEBRUARY, 2016 REGARDING NONOPERATIONAL AIRPORTS

- (a): The list of the operational airports and civil enclaves of Airports Authority of India (AAT) , alongwith details of expenditure incurred thereon and where no scheduled commercial flights are operating is given at Annexure-I.
- (b): The airlines are free to operate anywhere in the country subject to Government has laid down Route Dispersal Guidelines with a view to achieve better regulation of air transport services taking into account the need for Bic transport services of different airlines to provide air services to specific depending\_upon the traffic demand; commercial viability and their company policy. The Government regions places
- (c): The following are the details of New flightshroutesladditional/increase in frequency of Air India New Flights:
- () introduced 3 rd frequency O Delhi-London route effective Ist November; 2015, () Introduced 3 flighis/week %n Bangalore -Delhi-San Francisco &y Bhubaneswar Vv route with effect from 29th March; 2015, (iv) Introduced daily flights o Delhi-Surat vy route with effect from 01 st October;2015,,() Introduced daily flights o Mumbai-Calicut vv route with effect from 01 st November;, 2013, (vi) Introduced 4 weekly flights on BhubaneswarVaranasi vv route with effect from OSth November, 2015, (vii) Introduced 3 flightshweek on Kolkata-Durgapur-Delhi &vv route effective 2lst December 2015. Frequency change for Domestic

Route

Summer 15

Winter 15

Increase

Kochi-Chennai & VV

4

7

3

Mumbai-Goa & VV

21

28

7

Banglore- Mumhai & VV

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## New RoutesMFrequencies:

| Route                       | Summer 15   |   Winter 15 | Increase   |
|-----------------------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
| Kolkata-Durgapur-Delhi & VV |             |           3 |            |
| Bhubaneswar- Varanasi & VV  |             |           4 |            |
| Bangalore-Chennai & VV      |             |           7 |            |

- (d): The schedule of Air India Delhi- Ranchi sector is aS under: A1418 Ranchi- Delhi Departure 1340 Arival 1540 Daily flight

## AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA

Annexure-|

## CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON EXPENSION/UPGRADATION FOR AIRPORTS WITH NO SCHEDULED OPERATIONS (during the last 10 years)

| S.NO.   | NAME OF STATE/UT   | AIRPORT/ CIVIL ENCLAVE   |   Total Expenditure from 2006-07 to Jan 2016 (Rs: In crores) |
|---------|--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | GUJRAT             | KANDLA                   |                                                        11.15 |
| 2       |                    | KESHOD (JUNAGARH)        |                                                         4.32 |
| 3       | HIMANCHAL PRADESH  | SHIMLA                   |                                                        39.06 |
| 4       | MAHARASHTRA        | AKOLA                    |                                                        13.1  |
| 5       | MAHARASHTRA        | GONDIA                   |                                                       207.58 |
| 6       | MAHARASHTRA        | JALGAON                  |                                                        56.29 |
| 7       | MAHARASHTRA        | KOLHAPUR                 |                                                         0.56 |
| 8       | MAHARASHTRA        | SHOLAPUR                 |                                                         0.09 |
| 9       | PUNJAB             | BHATINDA (CE)            |                                                        16.59 |
| 10      | PUNJAB             | LUDHIANA                 |                                                         9.16 |
| 11      | PUNJAB             | PATHANKOT (CE)           |                                                         0.74 |
| 12      | RAJASTHAN          | BIKANER (CE)             |                                                         8.63 |
| 13      | RAJASTHAN          | JAISALMER (CE)           |                                                        44.55 |
| 14      | TAMILNADU          | SALEM                    |                                                         6.19 |
| 15      | WEST BENGAL        | COOCH BEHAR              |                                                        20.41 |
|         | TOTAL              |                          |                                                       438.42 |