Lok Sabha Question No. 885 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Frequency of Flights
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: MAJ. GEN. (RETD) BHUWAN CHANDRA KHANDURI AVSM

885.

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: : 885 December 2015)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the 3rd

## FREQUENCY OF FLIGHTS

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of daily flights, passenger seats and occupancy operated by Air india and other airlines betwen Delhi-Dehradun and vice-versa during the last three years and the current year; year-wise and airlines-wise;
- (b) whether instances of changing of the seating capacity aS well the type of Aircraft by Air India, thus affecting the total number Of seats available on the said route on a particular came to the notice during the said period; and day
- (c) if s0, the details thereof and the reasons therefor and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

- (a) :The number of daily flights operated by the scheduled domestic airlines between Delhi & Dehradun vice versa in the year 2012,2013,2014 & 2015 are as Annexure. The factor of Alliance Air on Delhi-Dehradun-Delhi route for the last three year is as follows: seat

2012-2013 Delhi/Dehradun -Seat Factor 75.7 (five frequencies)

Dehradun/Delhi -Seat Factor 75.9 (five frequencies)

2013-2014 DelhiDDehradun -Seat Factor 78.6 (daily)

2014-2015 DelhiDDehradun -Seat Factor 76.7 (six frequencies)

Dehradun/Delhi -Seat Factor 79.9 (six frequencies)

2015-2016 (till October, 2015)

.

Delhi DDehradun -Seat Factor 76 (daily) Dehradun[Delhi ~Seat Factor 78 (daily)

However, in respect of other airlines, sector-wise passenger load 'factor 0f schedule domestic operations is not maintained by the Ministry:

(b) & (c) : It is the prerogative of scheduled domestic airlines to analyse the suitability of aircraft for commercial operation on a particular sector\_subject to suitability of airport: However, in the case of Alliance on the Delhi-DehradunSector on certain occasions when 70 seater aircraft was not available, two flights with 46 seater ATR-42 aircraft were operated thereby providing 92 seats: Presently, the flights are being operated with ATR-72-600 (70 seater). Air,

## Details of daily flights operated by the scheduled domestic airlines between Delhi and Dehradun

| Name of airlines   | Summer 2012      | Winter 2012      |
|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Kingfisher         | 21 flights/ week | 21 flightslweek  |
| Jet Airways_       | 14 flightslweek  | 21 flights/week_ |
| Spice_jet          |                  | 07 flights/week  |
| Alliance Air       | 06 flightslweek  |                  |

| Name of airlines   | Summer 2013      | Winter 2013     |
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|
| Alliance Air       | 06 flights/ week | 05 flights/week |
| Jet Airways        | 14 flights/week  | 21 flights/week |
| Spice_jet          | 14 flights/week  | 07 flights/week |

| Name_ofairlines   | Summer 2014      | Winter 2014     |
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
| Alliance Air      | 12 flightsl week | 12 flights/week |
| Jet Airways_      | 20 flightslweek  | 21 flights/week |
| Spice jet         | 14 flights/week  | 07 flights/week |

| Name of airlines   | Summer 2015      | Winter 2015     |
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|
| Alliance Air       | 11 flights/ week | 07 flights/week |
| Jet Airways        | 21 flightslweek_ | 21 flights/week |
| Spice jet          | 14 flightslweek  | 13 flights/week |
| Go Air             | 07 flights/Week  |                 |