Lok Sabha Question No. 832 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Charges on extra Baggage
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 832 (To be answered on the July 2016) 21st

## CHARGES ON EXTRA BAGGAGE

832.

SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be to state:pleased

- (0) whether the Government is aware of the disproportionate fine imposed bywvarious in this regard and the action taken to restrict this practice;
2. (c) whether all airports in the country have free Wi-fi services; and

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(2): As the Government has allowed some %f the services provided by airline totbe unbundled and charge seperately on basis, these charges are not considered within the ambit of fine. opt-in

Services that have been unbundled includes check-in baggage charges (above 15 kgs; %f iree check-in baggage allowance; Between 15-20 kgs Of check-in baggageethe chargeker kg shall not be more than INR 100): However, airiines are allowed to offer " no check-in airline counter, cannot exceed the amount of incentive offered compared to lowest fare; In this regard, The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued Air Transport Circular 02 of 2016 o Unbundle of services and fees by scheduled airlines

- (b): Government is continuously pursuing with Airports for taking environmentad iriendly measures like use of solar power, water conservation, water-recycling, sewage treatment plants, etc\_
- (c) and (d): The details of Wi-Fi services available at airports is at Annexure 'A'
- (6) the steps taken by Union Government to make airport paperless and environment friendly;
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## WIFI FACILITY AT AIRPORTS

| SN   | Airport       | WiFiprovided                                                                       |
|------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1    | Chennai       |                                                                                    |
| 2    | Calicut       | Wi-Fi for 15 per hour Free                                                         |
| 3    | Coimbatore    | Free Wi-Fi for minuteslmonth beyond that payment basis                             |
| 4    | Madurai       | Free Wi-FL 15 minutes and 30 minutes (Wi5)                                         |
| 5_   | Rajahmundry   | Free Wi-Fi for 30 minutes                                                          |
| 6.   | Tirupati      | Free W-Fi_upto 20 minutes                                                          |
| 7    | Trichy        | Free for the first 15 minutes in a month per user and thereafter on payment basis  |
| 8 ,  | Trivandrum    | W-Fifree upto 30 minutes                                                           |
| 9_   | Tuticorin     | Free for the first 15 minutes and                                                  |
| 10_  | Vijayawada    | Wi-Fi thereafter on payment basis Free                                             |
| 11,  | Visakhapatnam | upto first 30 minutes                                                              |
| 12.  | Amritsar      | Free for the first 20 minutes and then 30 min free then chargeable                 |
| 13.  | Jaipur        |                                                                                    |
| 14,  | Lucknow       |                                                                                    |
| 15.  | Udaipur       |                                                                                    |
| 16.  | Khajuraho     |                                                                                    |
| 17.  | Varanasi      |                                                                                    |
| 18.  | Srinagar      | Chargeable                                                                         |
| 19.  | Dehradun      | 15 min free then Chargeable 15 min free then                                       |
| 20.  | Agra          |                                                                                    |
| 21,  | Kolkata       |                                                                                    |
| 22,  | Aurangabad    |                                                                                    |
| 23,  | Bhavnagar     | for chargeable Free                                                                |
| 24   | Bhopal        | passengers                                                                         |
| 25.  | Bhuj          | Free for 15 minutes then chargeable Free WiFi                                      |
| 26,  | Nanded        | Free WiFi                                                                          |
| 27   | Vadodara      | Free WFI facility With a speed of 04 MBPS initial onehour and is available for the |
| 28.  | Jamnagar      | post one_hour on chargeable basis is available Free WiFi                           |
|      | Goa           | 30 min subsequently paid (Data packets are available on- line) free                |
| 30_  | Ahmedabad     | Free Time 30 mins then chargeable                                                  |
| 31 , | Indore        | Free WiFi                                                                          |

| 32   | Jabalpur         | Unlimited   Internet available with plan                                                                          |
|------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 33   | Nagpur           | Free WiFi                                                                                                         |
| 34   | Porbandar        | Broadband combo unlimited internet plan available with AAI is being shared to desiring_passengers on free of cost |
| 35   | Pune             | Free for 30 minutes per and thereafter charges applicable day                                                     |
| 36.  | Surat            | Free Time 20 minutes and then char geable                                                                         |
| 37 _ | Raikot           | Free WiFi available                                                                                               |
| 38_  | Bhubaneswar      | 30 minutes free facility                                                                                          |
| 39_  | Patna            | Free for first 30 minutes and then chargeable                                                                     |
| 40   | Raipur           | Free for 30 minutes                                                                                               |
| 41_  | Ranchi           | Free for 30 minutes                                                                                               |
| 42   | Gaya             | Free for 30 minutes                                                                                               |
| 43,  | Bagdogra         | Free for 30 minutes                                                                                               |
| 44_  | Agartala_        | Free for 30 minutes daily                                                                                         |
| 45.  | Dibrugarh        | Free for 30 minutes daily_                                                                                        |
| 46 . | Dimapur          | Free for 30 minutes daily                                                                                         |
| 47_  | Guwahati         | Free for 15 minutes and thereafter on _ basis paid                                                                |
| 48_  | Imphal           | Free for 30 minutes daily_                                                                                        |
| 49   | Silchar          |                                                                                                                   |
| 50_  | Delhi(DIAL)      | Free for 45 minutes daily_                                                                                        |
| 51_  | Mumbai (MIAL)    | Free for 45 minutes daily                                                                                         |
| 52   | Bangalore BIAL)  | Free for 45 minutes daily                                                                                         |
| 53,  | Kochi (CIAL)     | Free for 30 minutes daily_                                                                                        |
|      | Hyderabad (HIAL) | Free for 45 minutes daily                                                                                         |

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