Lok Sabha Question No. 700 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Delay/Cancellation of Flights
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: CHHOTELAL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 700 (To be answered on the December 2015) 3rd

## DELAYICANCELLATION OF FLIGHTS

700 .

SHRI CHHOTE LAL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether delay and cancellation of flights has affected Air India adversely;
- (b) if s0, the details thereof with the number of Air India flights cancelled/ delayed and losses suffered thereby during the last three years and the current year; and along
- (c) the manner in which the Ministry/ Government proposes to deal with/ overcome this problem?-

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

- (a) & (b) A statement of OTP; Cancellation and Delays for the financial year 201213,2013-14,2014-15 and 2015-16 is attached as Annexure.

The loss/expenses incurred on Delayed/Cancelled Flights for the last three years is given hereunder:

2012-13

Rs 43.97 crores

2013-14

Rs 63.64 crores

2014-15

Rs 77.44 crores

2015-16

Rs 30.19 crores(April to Nov. 2015)

- (c) All possible efforts have been made to ensure On Time Performance (OTP) of AI flights: The OTP is monitored at the highest level within Air India on daily basis. A video conference is anchored by Integrated Operation Control Centre (IOCC) everyday in which the representatives of operating departments from four regions participate to review the previous day's operation and evolve process improvement wherever possible. Wherever required, issues are taken up with Airport operators; ground handling agencies etc The Ministry also regularly monitors the OTP of AL being

| SUMMARY                   | SUMMARY                          | FY 2012 13                | FY 2013 14                | FY 2014 15                | FY 2015 16**              |
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1                         | Scheduled                        | 152551                    | 148417                    | 150113                    | 100115                    |
| 2                         | Cancelled                        | 3506                      | 1678                      | 2198                      | 824                       |
| 3                         | Operated                         | 149045]                   | 146739                    | 147915]                   | 99291                     |
| 4                         | Delays 15 mins                   | 34131                     |                           | 40425                     | 20104                     |
| 5                         | Qn Time departures_              | 114914                    | 114349                    | 107490                    | 79187                     |
| 6                         | On time_Percentage               | 77.1%                     | 77.9%                     | 72.7%                     | 79.8%                     |
| NoJREASON OF CANCELLATION | NoJREASON OF CANCELLATION        | NoJREASON OF CANCELLATION | NoJREASON OF CANCELLATION | NoJREASON OF CANCELLATION | NoJREASON OF CANCELLATION |
| 1                         | Damage To Aircraft               | 15                        | 3                         | 0                         |                           |
| 2                         | Air Traffic Flow Management      | 32                        | 27                        | 59                        | 12                        |
| 3                         | Cargo and Mail Handling          | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         |                           |
| 4                         | CommercialMarketing              | 98                        | 100                       | 84                        | 18                        |
| 5                         | Miscellaneous                    | 540                       | 214                       | 476                       | 140                       |
| 6                         | Flight Operations and Crewing    | 823                       | 169                       | 374                       | 233                       |
| 7                         | Pasgenger and Baggage Handling   | 291                       | 25                        | 12                        |                           |
| 8                         | Aircraft & Ramp Handling         | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         |                           |
| 9                         | Reactionary                      | 44                        | 12                        | 22                        | 5                         |
| 10                        | Technical and Aircraft Equipment | 1264                      | 723                       | 8231                      | 266                       |
| 11                        | Weather                          | 399                       | 405                       | 348                       | 147                       |
|                           | TOTAL                            | 3506]                     | 1678                      | 2198                      | 824                       |
| 1                         | Reactionary                      | 25308                     | 22492                     | 28875                     | 13628                     |
| 2                         | Weather                          | 932                       | 938                       | 1049                      | 310                       |
| 3                         | Miscellaneous                    | 302                       | 345                       | 288                       | 127                       |
|                           | Airport and Govt Authorities     | 1726                      | 1632                      | 1600                      |                           |
|                           | Technical                        | 1622                      | 1675]                     | 2030                      | 1486                      |
| 6                         | Flight Operations and Crewing    | 972                       | 1303                      | 2272                      | 990                       |
| 7                         | Air Traffic Flow Management      | 1462                      | 2328                      | 2217                      | 1715                      |
| 8                         | Passenger and Baggage Handling   | 780                       | 758                       | 943                       | 449                       |
|                           | Aircraft & Ramp Handling         | 625                       | 5701                      | 761                       | 384                       |
|                           | 10 [Damage to Aircraft_          | 95                        |                           | 108                       | 53                        |
| 11                        | EDP Equipment failure            | 151                       | 138                       | 213                       | 58                        |
|                           | 12 [Cargo & Mail Handling        | 41                        | 23                        |                           | 9                         |
| 13                        | A Specific Delays                |                           | 82                        | 43                        | 20                        |
|                           | TOTAL                            | 34131                     | 32390                     | 40425                     | 20104                     |