Question : Announcement of Names of Airports

(a) whether the Ministry has issued any direction to all airlines regarding announcement of names of airports especially Chennai airport and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Indian Airlines like Indigo, Spice Jet, Go Air, Air Asia & Air Vistara are not announcing the names of Chennai K. Kamaraj Domestic Airport and Chennai Anna International Airport and instead just calling it Chennai Airport, if so, the details thereof;

(c) the measures taken by the Ministry of Civil Aviation to ensure that all the Airlines both Indian & International to follow their guidelines while making their announcement in regards to Chennai K.Kamaraj Domestic Airport and Chennai Anna International Airport and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether any penalties has been levied by the Ministry on the erring airlines in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

The Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION
(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) to (d) No such guidelines have been issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation or the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to the airlines regarding announcement of names of airports. Airlines have their own policy for announcement regarding names of airports and the content of the announcement varies from airline to airline. The name of the Chennai airport is ''Chennai International Airport'', however, as reported by various airlines, inflight announcements done by them at the time of landing at Chennai is as follows:

S.No. Airline Name Announcement
1 Indigo Chennai
2 Spice jet Chennai International Airport
3 Go Air K. Kamaraj Domestic Airport
4 Air Asia Chennai International Airport
5 Air Vistara Chennai International Airport;
6 Air India K. Kamaraj domestic airport for;
domestic flights and Chennai Anna;
International Airport for ;
international flights