(a) the total number of ground handling agencies functioning
at various airports in the country including the international airport in Delhi;
(b) whether the number of ground handlers at Delhi airport
are more than their fixed number due to which passengers
often meet with incidents like mishandling and theft etc.;and
(c) if so, the details thereof alongwith the steps being
taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION(SHRI PRAFUL PATEL)
(a): There are 10 Ground Handling Agencies functioning
across the country including the international airport in
Delhi namely NACIL, NACIL-SAT, CELEBI, BIRD WORLD WIDE
FLIGHT SERVICES, CAMBATTA AVIATION PRIVATE LIMITED, GLOBE
GROUND INDIA, AIR INDIA, AIR INDIA-SAT, CELEBI-NAS AIRPORT
SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, and MENZIES BOBBA GROUND HANDLING PRIVATE LIMITED.
(b)& (c): Delhi International Airport Private Limited (DIAL)
has appointed 3 Ground Handlers through a competitive bid
process, apart from NACIL. Pursuant to the existing Ground
Handling Policy, Airlines are allowed to do self handling
till 31.12.2010. Several airlines, who undertake self
handling, have outsourced their ground handling. There are
about 25 such sub contractors, who undertake some part of
the ground handling services for these self handling airlines.