Question : Increase in Fleet Size of Airlines

(a) whether most of the top airlines in the country are preparing to increase their fleet size in the next few years;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the six airports which attract almost 70 per cent of domestic traffic may not be able to accommodate further new aircrafts due to capacity constraints, if so, the details thereof; and
(d) whether due to huge delay in arrival and departure, fuel consumption increases and takes a toll on the utilisation of the aircrafts and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION (Shri Jayant Sinha)
(a) & (b): Yes Madam. Induction plan of the scheduled airlines for next few years is attached at Annexure-I. ;
(c) & (d): No such study has been conducted. However, Government and Airport operators take various steps from time to time keeping in view to meet the future demand arising out of the increase in the fleet size and passenger traffic like runway expansion, increase in runways, revision of master plan, construction of new airports, modernization of airports etc.