Question : PROPOSAL FOR NEW FLIGHTS IN DOMESTIC SECTORS .



(a) whether all major cities of the country have been connected with air services;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to introduce new flights to/from various destinations in domestic sectors and if so, the details thereof, route-wise alongwith the timeframe fixed for introduction of such flights;

(d) the details of requests/suggestions received from various organisations/ corporate houses/business communities/ public representatives in this regard; and

(e) the action taken by the Government on the said proposals alongwith the steps taken by the Government to increase traffic flow and make air services more accountable?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION ( SHRI AJIT SINGH )

(a) and (b): Yes Madam. At present scheduled air services are available to/from 77 airports. State-wise details of these airports are given at Annexure-I. (c) to (e): Operations in domestic sector have been deregulated and flights are being operated by concerned airlines on the basis of commercial viability subject to adherence to Route Dispersal Guidelines. 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 including North-East region. It is, however, up to the airlines to provide air services to specific places depending upon the traffic demand and commercial viability while complying with the Route Dispersal Guidelines. The details of references on air connectivity from January, 2011 till date are given at Annexure-II.

Annexure -1 STATEWISE AIR CONNECTIVITY S.No State Name States

1. Andhara Pradesh Hyderabad, Rajamundary, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vizag

2. Arunachal Pradesh - 3, Assam Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Lilabari, Silchar, Tezpur

4. Bihar Panta, Gaya

5. Chattisgarh Raipur 6. Delhi Delhi

7 Goa Goa

8. Gujrat Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar,Bhuj, Jamnagar, Kandla, Porbandar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara

9. Haryana - 10. Himachal Pradesh Dharamshala, Kullu, Shimla 11. Jummu &Kashmir Jammu, Leh, Srinagar, Thoise 12. Jharkhand Ranchi 13. Karnataka Bangalore, Hubli, Mangalore 14. Kerala Calicut,,Cochin,Trivandrum 15. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore,Jabalpur, Khajuraho 16. Maharashtra Aurangabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Pune 17. Manipur Imphal 18. Meghalaya Shillong 19. Mezoram Aizwal 20. Nagaland Dimapur 21. Orissa Bhubaneshwar 22. Punjab Amritsar, Ludhiana 23. Rajasthan Jaipur, Jodhpur , Udaipur 24. Sikkim - 25. Tamil Nadu Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Tuticorin 26. Tripura Agartala 27. Uttar Pradesh Allahabad, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow,Varanasi 28. Uttranchal Dehradun 29. West Bengal Bagdogra, Kolkata
Union Territories

1. Andanam & Nicobar Islands Port Blair

2. Lakshadweep Islands Agatti

3. Chandigarh Chandigarh

4. Dadra & Nagar Haveli -

5. Daman & Dir Diu 6. Pondicharry - Annexure –II
LIST OF REFERENCES REGARDING REQUEST FOR AIR CONNECTIVITY FROM THE YEAR OF 2011 TILL DATE. S.No Name Air connectivity to :

1. Sh. Saurabh Patel (Dalal), MOS, Civil Aviation, Gandhinagar Day/night flight from Surat

2. Dr. Raman Singh, C.M. Chhattisgarh Air service from Raipur & Kerala via Banglore.

3. Shri Hari Manzhi, MP (LS) Air connectivity from Gaya-Varanasi/Delhi/Mumbai

4. Smt. Darshana Jardosh, MP(LS) From Surat

5. Sh. Sushil Kr. Shinde, Minister of Power From Solapur 6. Sh. Rewati Raman Singh, MP(LS) Upgradation in air service by Boeing aircraft at Allahabad-Delhi route.

7 Sh. Dhiaj Prasad Sahu, MP(RS) Daily evening flight from Delhi to Ranchi.

8. Sh. Suresh Angadi, MP(LS) From Belgaum to Bangalore.

9. Sh. Kapli Mini Karwaria, MP(LS) From Lucknow & Varanasi to Mumbai via Allahabad. 10. Sh. C.R. Patil, MP(LS) Flights on Delhi-Surat-Delhi sector. 11. Sh. Kunvarjibhai Bavaliya, M.P.(LS) Rajkot to Delhi 12. Sh. Ajoy Bhattacharya, President, The Southern Gujarat Chamberr of Commerce and Industry Flight from Surat 13. C.M. Assam Hub at Guwahati 14. Governor of Nagaland Connectivity to Nagaland 15. Dr. Ram Shanker Katheria, M.P. Agra Connectivity in Agra. 16. A. Mehrzad, General Secretary, Andaman Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Port Blair. Port Blair to Phuket/Bangkok 17. Representation of Secretary,Kerala Cultural Forum, Mizoram through Prof. K.V. Thomas, Minister of State (Independent Charge) For Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Regarding improvement of air traffic facilities at Aizwal.