(a) whether the Government are aware of the difficulties being faced by the Air passengers due to non-availability of flight in the Mumbai-Calicut sector in the evening;
(b) if so, the time by which more flights are likely to be introduced particularly in the evening time; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI SHARAD YADAV)
(a) At present, only Indian Airlines and Jet Airways are
operating scheduled flights on Mumbai-Calicut sector with
the following departure time ex-Mumbai:-
Flight No. Frequency Departure time(b) and (c): Time slots for operation of all flights are decided by the airlines themselves on the basis of commercial inputs and operational feasibility.
(ex-Mumbai)
Indian Airlines:
IC-657 Daily 1140 IC-597 Mon, Wed & Fri 1330 IC-595 Tue & Sat 1330 IC-593 Thu & Sun 1210
Jet Airways:
9W-423 Daily 1230