Question : Income from Flights Passing through Indian Air Zones

(a) the income generated from international airlines and their international flights passing through Indian Air Zones and also for the use of airport and airstrip in landing and takeoff during the last three years and the current year, airport/year-wise;

(b) the list of foreign airliners of both passenger and cargo planes using Indian airstrips and air navigation system;

(c) whether the Government has taken any measures to increase the state of art technology at Chennai Air Traffic center for providing the navigation signals; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and total expenditure incurred during 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016 till date for installation and commissioning of such gadgets?

The Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION
(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a): The details of income generated from international airlines and their international flights passing through Indian Air Zones and also for the use of airport and airstrip in landing and takeoff during the last three years and the current year, airport/year-wise are at Annexure-I.;
(b): The list of foreign airlines using Airports Authority of India''s (AAI) airports is at Annexure-II.;

(c) & (d): Yes, Madam. AAI has taken measures such as replacement of Instrument Landing System & Distance Measuring System and installation of Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) at Chennai Airport as a pilot project. Total expenditure incurred by AAI during the years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016 to till date for navigation system is Rs. 12.62 Crores (approx.).