(a) the revenue earned by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) from the Delhi and Mumbai airports separately during each of the last three years;
(b) whether all the private airlines operating in those airports have not paid their dues to the AAI;
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the steps being taken by the AAI to recover the dues from the private airlines before the proposed restructuring of these airports are implemented?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION ( SHRI PRAFUL PATEL )
(a), (b), (c) & (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement in reply to parts (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Lok Sabha () Starred Question No.493 for 18.05.2006 regarding Outstanding Dues against Private Airlines.
(a): The revenue earned (Rs. in crores) by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) from Delhi Airport during 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 are Rs.407.81, Rs.489.33 and Rs.667.53 and from Mumbai Airport are Rs.436.38, Rs.488.51 and Rs.681.56 respectively.
(b) & (c): No, Sir. Details of outstanding dues of private airlines as on 31st March, 2006 in respect of Delhi Airport viz Jet Airways, Sahara Airlines, Air Deccan, Spice Jet, Kingfisher Airlines, East West Airlines, NEPC Airlines, Skyline NEPC, Archana Airways, Elbee Air, Continental Aviation and Jagson Airlines are (Rs. in lacs) 687.40, 221.24, 223.61, 32.81, 79.38, 32.82, 7.69,14.72, 39.62, 11.86, 0.1 and 131.26 respectively. Outstanding dues in respect of Mumbai Airport viz. Jet Airways, Sahara Airlines, Air Deccan, Kingfisher Airlines, Go Airlines, East West Airlines, NEPC Airlines, Skyline NEPC and Continental Aviation are (Rs. in lacs) 90.52, 12.52, 164.67, 96.20, 14.86, 407.43, 6.98, 34.94, 16.45 respectively.
(d) Dues are monitored regularly by AAI. Wherever necessary, action is taken through legal/ arbitration/ Public Premises Eviction Act. Besides, interest is levied for over due period on defaulting airlines and they are put on operation on cash and carry basis. The security deposit is also increased suitably based on operations.