Lok Sabha Question No. 1907 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Losses incurred by Aviation Sector
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: CHANDU LAL SAHU, VINCENT H PALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO\_ 8 1907 ~(To be answered on the July 2016)

## LOSSES INCURRED BY AVIATION SECTOR

1907

SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU SHRI VINCENT H PALA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state:-

- (a) the total number of airportslairstrips managed by Airports Authority of India (AAI) and by other operators in the country, State/UT-wise;
- high maintenance coSts and the details of maintenance costs 0f these airports annually;
- (d) the total loss incurred by the aviation sector during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and the percentage of total loss incurred by Air India during the same period including the reasons for the same;
- (c) the total amount of outstanding dues of AAI o various airlines; airlinewise and the steps taken to recover the same;
- (e) the total number of airports operational in the country and the number of profitabie airports operational during Financial Year 20i5-16; and
- whether the Government has institutionalised any mechanismi for the settlement of loans and system of rccovery on the losses incurred by Air India, and if s0, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL 4VIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a): There are around 475 airports in the ountry including operational aud

Governments; Def nce, private parties etc The StatelUT-wise details are at

Out of these,125 airports are owned and managed by AAI

31.03.2016 are at Annexure-IIL AAI takes the following action t0 recover the outstanding dues: () The dues are monitored on regular basis , (ii) In case

charged on account of delay in settlement of bills: (iv) In case where delay persists, beside en-cashing the security deposit, the defaulting airline is put o "Cash and Carry basis" . (v) Legal course of action is followed in case the over dues persists:

(d): AAI has made a profit of Rs. 2520.31 crores in the year 2013-14, Rs: 2791.41 crores in 2014-15 and Rs: 3697.35 crores in 2015-16. Air India Ltd:. has suffered net loss of Rs. 6279.60 crores in financial year 2013-14, Rs: crores in FY 2014-15 and Rs. 2636.00 crores (RE) in FY 2015-16. Air India Ltd. has been facing losses in the past few years on account of a multitude of factors including high interest burden, increase in competition from low cost carriers, high airport user charges, adverse impact 0f exchange thirteen profitable operational airports @f AAI during the FY 2015-16 are Chennai; Kolkata; Goa (CE), Ahmedabad, Pune (CE), Juhu, Leh (CE), Port Blair (CE), Bagdogra, Guwahati, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Tiruchirapalli:\_

(f): In view of the losses suffered by Air India in the few years and its mounting debt burden, the Government has already appreved the Turnaround Plan (TAP) and the Financial Restructuring Plan (FRP) for operational and financial turnaround of Air India: The TAPIFRP envisages equity infusion\_which includes financial support towards repayment of principal as well as interest on the Govt: guaranteed loans taken for the acquisition of aircrafts by Air India Ltd , Subject to achievement of certain infused an amount of Rs.23,243 crores in the form of Equity Infusion into Air India. Air India has also discharged off all its aircraft loans and interest liabilities thereon at the end of March, 2016 and has achieved most of the targets set out in the TAP milestones along with simultaneous progress in both operational as weli as financial areas past

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## ANNEXURE

| SNo_   | STATE                     | NO. OF AIRPORTS   |
|--------|---------------------------|-------------------|
| 1      | ANDHRA PRADESH            |                   |
|        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         |                   |
|        | ASSAM                     |                   |
| 4      | BIHAR                     | 36                |
| 5      | CHHATTISGARH              | 8                 |
| 6      | GOA                       | 1                 |
|        | GUJARAT                   | 27                |
| 8      | HARYANA                   | 8                 |
| 9      | HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 3                 |
| 10     | JAMMU & KASHMIR           | 19                |
| 11     | JHARKHAND                 | 9                 |
| 12     | KARNATAKA                 | 20                |
| 13     | KERALA                    | 5                 |
| 14     | MADHYA PRADESH            | 44                |
| 15     | MAHARASHTRA               | 33                |
| 16     | MANIPUR                   | 3                 |
| 17     | MEGHALAYA                 | 3                 |
| 18     | MIZORAM                   | 2                 |
| 19     | NAGALAND                  | 2                 |
| 20     | ORISSA                    | 29                |
| 21     | PUNJAB                    | 18                |
| 22     | RAJASTHAN                 | 38                |
| 23     | SIKKIM                    | 0                 |
| 24     | TAMIL NADU                | 18                |
| 25     | TELENGANA                 | 12                |
| 26     | TRIPURA                   | 4                 |
| 27     | UTTAR PRADESH             | 34                |
|        | UTTARAKHAND               | 8                 |
| 29     | WEST BENGAL               | 38                |
|        | UNION TERRITORIES         |                   |
| 30     | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 2                 |
| 31     | CHANDIGARH                |                   |
| 32     | DAMAN & DIU               | 2                 |
|        | DELHI                     | 2                 |
| 34     | LAKSHWADEEP ISLANDS       | 1                 |
| 35     | PONDICHERRY               | 1                 |

Including   operational and non-operational airports, airstrips etc. owned by Airports Authority of India, State Governments, Defence, private parties etc.

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| STATEMENT QF LOSS MAKING AIRPORTS ALONGWITH EXPENDITURE FOR THE FY 2015-16   | STATEMENT QF LOSS MAKING AIRPORTS ALONGWITH EXPENDITURE FOR THE FY 2015-16   | STATEMENT QF LOSS MAKING AIRPORTS ALONGWITH EXPENDITURE FOR THE FY 2015-16   | STATEMENT QF LOSS MAKING AIRPORTS ALONGWITH EXPENDITURE FOR THE FY 2015-16   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SL, No.                                                                      | Name of the airport                                                          |                                                                              | (Rs. in CRORES) Loss                                                         |
| 1                                                                            | AGARTALA                                                                     | 51.3                                                                         | -31.43                                                                       |
| 2                                                                            | AGATTI                                                                       | 6.98                                                                         | -6.34                                                                        |
| 3                                                                            | AGRA                                                                         | 13.43                                                                        | 12.06                                                                        |
| 4                                                                            | AKOLA                                                                        | 1.51                                                                         | 1.5                                                                          |
| 5                                                                            | ALLAHABAD                                                                    | 3.91                                                                         | -2.76                                                                        |
| 6                                                                            | AMRITSAR                                                                     | 137.74                                                                       | 50.47                                                                        |
| 7                                                                            | AURANGABAD                                                                   | 60.44                                                                        | -49.5                                                                        |
| 8                                                                            | BALURGHAT                                                                    | 0.26                                                                         | -0.26                                                                        |
| 9                                                                            | BANGALURU (HAL)                                                              | 60.04                                                                        | 11.79                                                                        |
| 10                                                                           | BARAPANI                                                                     | 9.09                                                                         | -8.78                                                                        |
| 11                                                                           | BEHALA                                                                       | 0.80                                                                         | -0.52                                                                        |
| 12                                                                           | BELGAUM (BELAGAVI)                                                           | 12.52                                                                        | 10.08                                                                        |
| 13                                                                           | BHATINDA                                                                     | 2.79                                                                         | -2.79                                                                        |
| 14                                                                           | BHAVNAGAR                                                                    | 14.53                                                                        | 13.35                                                                        |
| 15                                                                           | BHOPAL                                                                       | 73.61                                                                        | 52.55                                                                        |
| 16                                                                           | BHUBNESHWAR                                                                  | 75.39                                                                        | 15.3                                                                         |
| 17                                                                           | BHUJ                                                                         | 8.91                                                                         |                                                                              |
| 18                                                                           | BIKANER                                                                      | 3.83                                                                         | -.82                                                                         |
| 19                                                                           | CALICUT                                                                      | 140.94                                                                       | 19.42                                                                        |
| 20                                                                           | COIMBATORE                                                                   | 76.71                                                                        | -24.97                                                                       |
| 21                                                                           | COOCH BEHAR                                                                  | 4.89                                                                         | -4.29                                                                        |
| 22                                                                           | CUDDAPAH                                                                     | 7.59                                                                         | -7.52                                                                        |
| 23                                                                           | DEHRADUN                                                                     | 39                                                                           | 27.11                                                                        |
| 24                                                                           | DEOGARH                                                                      | 0.19                                                                         | -0.19                                                                        |
| 25                                                                           | DIBRUGARH                                                                    | 33.94                                                                        | 24.16                                                                        |
| 26                                                                           | DIMAPUR                                                                      | 21.81                                                                        | 18.43                                                                        |
| 27                                                                           | DONAKONDA                                                                    | 0.13                                                                         | -0.13                                                                        |
| 28                                                                           | GAYA                                                                         | 18.7                                                                         | -9.71                                                                        |
| 29                                                                           | GONDIA AIRPORT                                                               | 12.31                                                                        | -7.68                                                                        |
| 30                                                                           | GORAKHPUR                                                                    | 1.18                                                                         | 1.02                                                                         |
| 31                                                                           | GWALIOR                                                                      | 7.82                                                                         | -7.46                                                                        |
| 32                                                                           | HUBLI (HUBBALLI)                                                             | 8.57                                                                         |                                                                              |
| 33                                                                           |                                                                              | 86.98                                                                        | 11.21                                                                        |
| 34                                                                           | IMPHAL                                                                       | 37.3                                                                         | 20.6                                                                         |
| 35                                                                           | INDORE                                                                       | 68.85                                                                        | 23.5                                                                         |
| 36                                                                           | JABALPUR                                                                     | 10.46                                                                        | 6.76                                                                         |
| 37                                                                           | JAIPUR                                                                       | 137.55                                                                       | 16.97                                                                        |
| 38                                                                           | JAISALMER                                                                    | 1.36                                                                         | 1.31 -2.23                                                                   |
| 40                                                                           | JAMMU                                                                        | 28.72                                                                        | -7.57                                                                        |

|   41 | JAMNAGAR        | 6.35   |        |
|------|-----------------|--------|--------|
|   42 | JHARSUGUDA      | 7.09   | -7.07  |
|   43 | JODHPUR         | 15.62  | -9.35  |
|   44 | JOGBANI         | 0.28   | -0.28  |
|   45 | JORHAT          | 9.25   | -8.08  |
|   46 | KAMALPUR        | 0.19   | ~0.19  |
|   47 | KANDLA          | 6.62   | -6.58  |
|   48 | KANGRA (GAGGAL) | 7.91   | 6.49   |
|   49 | KANPUR          | 11.37  | 10.82  |
|   50 | KESHOD          | 2.21   | -2.19  |
|   51 | KHAJURAHO       | 25.73  | 23.06  |
|   52 | KISHANGARH      | 0.87   | -0.85  |
|   53 | KOLHAPUR        | 3.34   | 3.28   |
|   54 | KOTA            | 2.09   |        |
|   55 | KULU (BHUNTAR)  | 13.17  | 12.57  |
|   56 | LILABARI        | 10.89  | 10.64  |
|   57 | LUDHIANA        | 3.46   | -3.28  |
|   58 | MADURAI         | 56.56  | 31.97  |
|   59 | MALDA           | 0.18   | -0.17  |
|   60 | MANGALORE       | 94.01  | -8.41  |
|   61 | MUZZAFARPUR     | 0.18   |        |
|   62 | MYSORE          | 9.57   | -7.28  |
|   63 | PANTNAGAR       | 7.87   | -6.99  |
|   64 | PASSIGHAT       | 0.04   | 0.04   |
|   65 | PATHANKOT       | 2.58   | -2.57  |
|   66 | PATNA           |        | 5.05   |
|   67 | PONDICHERRY     | 11.46  | 5.78   |
|   68 | PORBANDAR       | 13.851 | 11.01  |
|   69 | RAIPUR          | 55.94  | 17.01  |
|   70 | RAJAHMUNDRY     | 15.53  | 10.86  |
|   71 | RAJKOT          | 26.53  | 15.86  |
|   72 | RANCHI          | 55.94  | -31.45 |
|   73 | RAXAUL          | 0.25   | -0.25  |
|   74 | RUPSI           | 0.09   | -0.09  |
|   75 | SAFDARJUNG      | 48.16  | 43.01  |
|   76 | SALEM           | 4.67   | 3.16   |
|   77 | SHIMLA          | 10.19  | 10.17  |
|   78 | SHOLAPUR        | 1.69   | 1.64   |
|   79 | SILCHAR         | 13.54  | -9.81  |
|   80 | SRINAGAR        | 72.71  | -32.46 |
|   81 | SURAT           | 21.03  | 17     |
|   82 | TEZPUR          | 5.32   | 5.18   |
|   83 | TEZU            | 0.91   | -0.23  |
|   84 | TIRUPATI        | 37.27  | -27.4  |
|   85 | TRIVANDRUM      | 267.61 | 21.9   |
|   86 | TURIAL (AIZWAL) | 0.04   | -0.04  |
|   87 | TUTICORIN       | 5.67   | -4.02  |

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|   88 | UDAIPUR       |   65.17 |   -41.31 |
|------|---------------|---------|----------|
|   89 | VADODARA      |   39.82 |    14.1  |
|   90 | VARANASI      |   93.51 |   -43.65 |
|   91 | VELLORE       |    0.15 |    -0.15 |
|   92 | VIJAYAWADA    |   26.19 |    16.92 |
|   93 | VISAKHAPATNAM |   65.91 |    14.89 |
|   94 | WARANGAL      |    0.29 |    -0.28 |

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| STATEMENT SHOWING DUES OFMAJOR AIRLINES As ON 31.03.2016   | STATEMENT SHOWING DUES OFMAJOR AIRLINES As ON 31.03.2016   | STATEMENT SHOWING DUES OFMAJOR AIRLINES As ON 31.03.2016   | STATEMENT SHOWING DUES OFMAJOR AIRLINES As ON 31.03.2016   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                            |                                                            | (RS. IN CRORES)                                            | (RS. IN CRORES)                                            |
| NAME OF PARTY                                              | OUTSTANDING DUES                                           | SD (CASH)                                                  | SD (BG)                                                    |
|                                                            | ((Excluding interest on delayed payments)                  |                                                            |                                                            |
| NATIONAL CARRIERS                                          |                                                            |                                                            |                                                            |
| AIR INDIA EXPRESS                                          | 228.96                                                     | 0.36                                                       |                                                            |
| INDIAN AIRLINES                                            | 567.14                                                     | 1.63                                                       |                                                            |
| AIR INDIA                                                  |                                                            | 0.97                                                       |                                                            |
| ALLIANCE AIR                                               | 85.02                                                      | 0.00                                                       |                                                            |
| TOTAL                                                      | 2198.13                                                    | 2.97                                                       |                                                            |
| PAWAN HANS                                                 | 17.15                                                      | 0.65                                                       |                                                            |
| OTHER AIRLINES                                             |                                                            |                                                            |                                                            |
| JET AIRWAYS                                                | 45.19                                                      | 2.08                                                       | 100.00                                                     |
| SPICEJET                                                   | 22.16                                                      | 7.10                                                       | 77.90                                                      |
| INDIGO                                                     | 17.77                                                      | 6.33                                                       | 184.70                                                     |
| GO AIR                                                     | 44.41                                                      | 1.03                                                       | 30.05                                                      |
| AIR ASIA LTD.                                              | 2.66                                                       | 0.52                                                       | 12.80                                                      |
| AIR COSTA LTD.                                             | 3.45                                                       | 0.23                                                       |                                                            |
| KINGFISHER AIRLINES                                        | 294.57                                                     | O.00                                                       |                                                            |
| FOREIGN AIRLINES                                           |                                                            |                                                            |                                                            |
| AIR ARABIA                                                 | 12.13                                                      | 0.90                                                       | 8.52                                                       |
| EMIRATES                                                   | 26.98                                                      | 1.29                                                       | 61.26                                                      |
| THAI AIRWAYS                                               | 15.79                                                      | 0.45                                                       | 16.05                                                      |
| Air Asia                                                   | 11.10                                                      | 1.80                                                       | 0.09                                                       |
| MALAYSIAN AIRLINES                                         | 11.62                                                      | 0.03                                                       | 0.46                                                       |
| QATAR AIRWAYS                                              | 10.91                                                      | 0.59                                                       | 35.59                                                      |
| Turkmenistan Airiines                                      | 3.36                                                       | 0.14                                                       | 0.01                                                       |