THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION
(SHRI SHARAD YADAV)
(a): During the period April 1997 to March 2000, the
following places have been airlinked by Scheduled services:-
STATE PLACE
1.Rajasthan Jaisalmer 2.Himachal Pradesh Kullu, Dharamsala 3.Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur 4.Gujrat Keshod, Porbandar 5.Uttar Pradesh Dehradun 6.Lakshdweep (UT) Agatti
(b): Indian Airlines is not making profits on the services
to the new places conncted by it. Information with regard
to private airlines is not available.
(c) and (d): Operators are free to operate to any place in
their commercial judgement subject to compliance with the
Route Dispersal Guidelines which stipulate minimum
operations on certain categories of routes.