Lok Sabha Question No. 1995 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Privatisation of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: V. SATHYABAMA, CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL, RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA, P.R. SUNDARAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED NO. : 1995

(To be answered July 2016)

## PRIVATISATION OF AIRPORTS

1995.

SHRIMATT V. SATHYA BAMA SHRI CR PATIL SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA SHRI PR SUNDARAM

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government proposes to privatise airports including Ahmedabad airport under Public Private   Partnership (PPP) model and also to increase the frequency of flights connecting major cities in the country with major cities abroad;
- (c) whether the Government also proposes to increase revenue generation for Airports Authority of India by increasing fees collected from various heads from the domestic and international flights operated in the country;
- (b) if s0, the details thereof and the list of foreign flight operators operating flights from Indian cities to cities abroad;
- (d) if s0, the details   thereof in the country; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to reduce the   airport User   Development Fee and fuel charges to redluce overall airfares   charged by   airlines   and the details   thereof and the Government in this regard? if; SO,

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(a): No, Madam:

(c) &7): Airports Economic Regulatory Authority %f India (AERA) determines the aeronautical tariffs in respect of major airports of AAL whereas tariffs in respect of non-major airports are determined by the Government of India: The aeronautical tariff is determined on the basis of Aggregate revenue requirement (ARR) considering various factors viz. capital expenditure; operational cost, viability of the airportimpact o passengers, etc: The increaseldecrease in the charges depends on the finai ARR as per the tariff determination process:

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(); Does not arise in view of (a) above: Details of foreign airlines operating tolfrom India during summer 2016\_is at Annexure-I,

(e): While determining tariff for\_aeronautical services at major airports including those %f AAI; User Development fce (UDF) is considered by AERA as & revenue enhancing measure to bridge any revenue shortfall; so that the airport operator is able to a fair rate of return on investment and thus the quantum of UDF varies across airports Further, tariff for supply of fuel is determined by AERA considering the commercial agreements entered into between the airlines i.e the users and the fuel service providers get

## Annexure PQ 1995

## DETAILS OF FOREIGN AIRLINES OPERATING TO/FROM INDIA DURING SUMMER 2016 (Effective 27th March to 29th October 2016)

| S.NO.   | NAME OF THE AIFULINE        | SNO.   | NAME OF THE AIRLINE             |
|---------|-----------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|
| 1       | AEROFLOT                    | 44     | LUETHANSA GERMAN AIRLINES       |
| 2       | AIR ARABIA                  | 45     | MAHAN AIR                       |
| 3       | AIR ASTANA                  | 46     | MALAYSIA AIRLINES               |
|         | AIR AUSTRAL                 | 47     | MALDIVIAN                       |
| 5       | AIR ASIA BERHAD             | 48     |                                 |
| 6       | AIR ASIA X                  | 49     | NEPAL AIRLINES                  |
| 7       | AIR CANADA                  | 50     | MIHIN LANKA                     |
| 8       | AIR CHINA                   | 51     | MYANMAR AIRWAYS                 |
| 9       | AIR FRANCE                  | 52     | OMAN AIR                        |
| 10      | AIR MANAS AIR COMPANY       | 53     | PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES |
| 11      | AIR SEYCHIELLES             | 54     | QATAR AIRWAYS                   |
| 12      | AIR MAURITIUS               | 55     | REGENT AIRWAYS                  |
| 13      | AIR NIPPON AIRWAYS          | 56     | SAFI AIRWAYS                    |
| 14      | ARIANA AFGHAN AIRLINES_     | 57     | SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES          |
| 15      | ASIANA AIRLINES             | 58     | SCAT AIRLINES                   |
| 16      | AUSTRIAN AIRLINES           | 59     | SHANDONG AIRLINES               |
| 17      | BANGKOK AIRWAYS             | 60     | SILK AIR                        |
| 18      | BHUTAN AIRLINES (TASHI AIR) | 61     | SINGAPORE AIRLINES              |
| 19      | BIMAN BANGLADESH AIRLINES   | 62     | SRILANKAN AIRLINES              |
| 20      | BRITISH AIRWAYS             | 63     | SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES    |
| 21      | BUDDHA AIR                  | 64     | TAJIK AIR                       |
| 22      | CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS      | 65     | THAI AIRWAYS                    |
| 23      | CHINA AiRLINES              | 66     | TIGER AIRWAYS                   |
| 24      | CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES_     | 67     | THAI AIRASIA                    |
| 25      | CHINA SQUTHERN AIRLINES     | 68     | TURKISH AIRLINES                |
| 26      | DRUK AIR                    | 69     | TURKMENISTAN AIRLINES:          |
| 27      | EGYPT AIR                   | 70     | UZBEKISTAN AIRAWAYS             |
| 28      | EL-AL ISRRAEL AIRLINES      | 71     | UNITED AIRLINES                 |
| 29      | EMIRATES                    | 72     | UNITED AIRWAYS                  |
| 30      | ETHIOPIAN AIRRLINES         | 73     | VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS         |
| 31      | ETIHAD AIRWAYS              | 74     | YEMEN AIRWAYS                   |
| 32      | FINNAIR                     | ' .    |                                 |
| 33      | FLY DUFBAI                  |        |                                 |
| 34      | GULF AIR                    |        |                                 |
| 35      | HONG KONG DRAGON AIRLIIVES  |        |                                 |
| 36      | IRAN AIR                    |        |                                 |
| 37      | IRAQI AIRWAYS               |        |                                 |
| 38      | JAPAN AIRLINES              |        |                                 |
| 39      | KAM AIR                     |        |                                 |
| 40      | KLM ROYAL CUTCH AIRLINES    |        |                                 |
| 41 42.  | KENYA AIRWAYS KOREAN AIR    |        |                                 |
| 43      | KUWAIT AIRWAYS              |        |                                 |