Question : NUMBER OF AIRPORTS

(a) the details of Airports of the National Airports Authority of India functioning in the country, State-wise;

(b) the details of airports out of these proposed to be made world class and the action taken in this regard;

(c) the average number of passengers those airports handle annually, airport- wise;

(d) the details of the annual revenue earned by each of the airports during the last three years;

(e) whether the Government has any proposal to provide air service from Madhya Pradesh to South India;and

(f) if so, the details thereof and action taken thereon?

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION ( SHRI K. C. VENUGOPAL )

(a): State-wise details of airports and Civil Enclaves owned and managed by Airports Authority of India (AAI) are at Annex-I.

(b): As part of the modernization and upgradation of airports, construction of new terminal buildings of Airports has been completed at Kolkata, Chennai, Ranchi, Raipur, Puducherry, Bhubaneshwar and Jaisalmer (Civil Enclave). These terminals are equipped with modern state-of-the-art passenger facilities. AAI has also taken up construction of new terminal buildings at the airports in Goa, Tirupati, Tezu, Vadodara, Chandigarh, Pakyong, Kadappa and Khajuraho.

(c): Details of passengers handled during 2012-13 at the operational airports of AAI are at Annex-II.

(d): Details of annual revenue earned by these airports during last three years are at Annex-III.

(e) & (f): No, Madam. There is no such proposal at present. However, Government has laid down Route Dispersal Guidelines with a view to achieve better regulation of air transport services taking into account the need for air transport services of different regions of the country. It is, however, up to the airline operators to provide air services to specific places depending upon the traffic demand and commercial viability.