Question : Air Routes Withdrawn from Air India

(a) the number of domestic and international routes withdrawn from Air India during each of the last three years, year-wise;

(b) the number of such routes allocated to the private airlines during the said period;

(c) whether the Government has conducted any study on the profitability of the said routes before withdrawing them from Air India;

(d) if so, the details and outcome thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;and

(e) the profit earned/losses suffered by Air India on diversion of routes to private airlines during the said period?

The Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a): No operational domestic and international routes were withdrawn from Air India.
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(b) to (e): Does not arise in view of the (a) above.
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