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5. AIR TRANSPORT

Concepts and Definitions

Aircraft kilometres performed- Aircraft kilometres equal to the sum of products obtained
by multiplying the number of flights performed on each flight stage by the stage distance.
Flight Stage- The operation of an aircraft from take off point to its next landing point.
Freight( or mail) tonne-kilometers (performed)- A metric tonne of freight or mail carried
one kilometre. Freight tonne-kilometres equal the sum of products obtained by multiplying
the number of tonnes of freight, express, diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage by the
stage distance. Cargo and freight includes express and diplomatic bags but not passengers
baggage. Mail tonne- kilometers are computed in the same way as freight tonnekilometres.
Freight( or mail) tonne carried (performed)- The number of tonnes of freight carried is
obtained by counting each tonne of freight on a particular flight(with one flight
number)once only and not repeatedly on each individual stage of that flight. The only
exception to this is for freight flown on both the international and domestic stages of the
same flight, which is considered in computation both as a domestic and an international
shipment or dispatch. The same principle should be used in calculating mail tonnes carried.
International traffic ( of airports): For airport traffic purposes, international traffic means:
a) Passengers, freight and mail disembarked at an airport located in a
country other than of the airport of embarkation, or vise versa; and
b) Movements on flight of national or foreign aircraft whose origin or
destination is located in the territory of a State other than that in which
the airport under consideration is located.
Operating expenses per traffic-unit- This is a type of financial measurement, which relates
the traffic or capacity applicable to the operating expenses. It is computed by dividing the
operating expenses by the tonne-kilometres performed or by the tonne-kilometres
available.
Operating revenue per traffic-unit- This is a type of financial measurement, which relates
the traffic or capacity applicable to the operating revenues. It is computed by dividing the
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available.
Passengers kilometres performed- A passengers kilometre is performed when a passenger
is carried one kilometre. Calculation of passenger-kilometres equals the sum of the
products obtained by multiplying the number of revenue passengers carried on each flight
stage by the stage distance. The resultant figure is equal to the number of kilometres
travelled by all passengers.
Passenger load factor - Passenger-kilometres performed expressed as a percentage of seatkilometres available.
Passengers carried- The number of passengers carried is obtained by counting each
passenger on particular flight (with one flight number) once only and not repeatedly on
each individual stage of that flight, with a single exception that a passenger flying on both
the international and domestic stages of the same flight should be counted as both a
domestic and international passenger.
Passenger revenue per traffic unit- This is a type of financial measurement, which relates
the passengers traffic applicable to the passenger revenues. It is computed by dividing the
passenger revenue by the passenger kilometres performed/available.
Passenger weight- For converting aircraft passenger load into weight load, the number of
passengers is multiplied usually by 90 kilograms, which allows for the weight of the
passenger plus both free and excess baggage. However, in reporting the conversion is left
to the discretion of the operator and conversion factors other than 90 kilograms may be
used.
PAX- Passengers
Revenue passenger- Refers to passengers paying 25% or more of the normal applicable
fare.
Scheduled airline/air carrier- An air transport enterprise offering any schedule air service.
Scheduled services- Services
provided by flights scheduled and performed for
remuneration according to a published timetable, or so regular or frequent as to constitute
a recognizably systematic series, which are open to use by members of the public; extra
revenue flights occasioned by overflow of traffic on scheduled flights; and preliminary
revenue flights on planned new air services.
Seat Kilometres available- Seat kilometer is available when a seat is flown one kilometer.
Seat kilometers available are equal to the sum of products obtained by multiplying the
number of passenger seats available for sale on each flight stage by the stage distance.
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Seats not actually available for the carriage of passengers because of the weight of fuel or
other load should be excluded in the calculations.
Speed flown per aircraft- This is an average per aircraft measure computed by dividing the
aircraft kilometers flown by the related aircraft hours.
Tonne-kilometres available- A metric tonne of available payload space flown one kilometer.
Tonne-kilometres available equals the sum of the products obtained by multiplying the
number of tonnes available for the carriage of revenue load (passengers, freight and mail)
on each flight stage by the stage distance.
Tonne-kilometres performed- A metric tonne of revenue load carried one kilometer.
Tonne-kilometres performed equals the sum of the product obtained by multiplying the
number of tonnes of revenue load carried on each flight stage by the stage distance.
Traffic- For air transport purposes, traffic means the carriage of passengers, freight and
mail.
Weight load factor- Tonne kilometers performed expressed as a percentage of tonne
kilometers available.

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5.

AIR TRANSPORT

5.1 The chief data source for this sector is Director General of Civil Aviation, in the M/o Civil
Aviation. Unless otherwise stated highlights of the sector given below are mainly based on summary
Table No. 5.0 on Trends in Important Indicators of the Air Transport Infrastructure.

Accessibility

5.2 Air transport sector has shown a notable

increase in accessibility, in terms of fleet size and
available seat kilometers. Fleet size of national
carriers increased from 85 aircrafts in 2003 to
140 aircrafts in 2009. Fleet size of private carriers
increased from 53 aircrafts in 2003 to 238
aircrafts in 2009.

5.3 The available seat kilometers for domestic

traffic increased from 23 billion in 2003 to 59
billion in 2009 showing a high CAGR of 17%. The
available seat kilometers for international traffic
increased from 21 billion in 2003 to 62 billion in
2009 showing a high CAGR of 19%.

5.4 Share of private carriers in available seat

kilometers has rapidly increased during 2003 to
2009. The share of private carriers in available
seat kilometers for domestic traffic increased from
50% in 2003 to 80% in 2009. Similarly the share of
private carriers in available seat kilometers for
international traffic increased from zero in 2003 to
36% in 2009.

5.5 Number of operational airports increased from 91 to 96 only, during 2005 to 2009, number of
international airports increased from 14 to 17 during the same period.

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5.6 Average number of flights and passengers

handled per day has more than doubled during
2003-2009 indicating increase in airport congestion.
Cargo handled per day has shown a similar growth
during the period.

5.7 Total Staff strength of national carriers is

showing a declining trend 2003-2009. The reduction
in staff is in the categories of cockpit personnel
other than pilot and co-pilot, ticketing and sales
personnel and other personnel. But staff has
increased in the categories of pilots and copilots, maintenance and overhaul personnel.

5.8 Staff strength of private airlines increased

from 9355 in 2003 to 30,279 in 2008, but came
down in 2009 to 27685.

Fiscal cost

5.9 The total capital employed by Airport Authority of India increased from `2535 crore in 2003 to `4474
crore in 2009. The government participation in capital employed declined from 16% in 2003 to 14% in 2009.

5.10 Operating expenditure of both national and private carriers has grown at a higher rate compared to
growth in operating revenue during 2003 to 2009. Operating revenue of all scheduled airlines increased at a
CAGR of 18.9%, while operating expenditure increased at a higher CAGR of 22% during 2003 to 2009.

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Utilisation

5.11 Both domestic and international

passenger transport and passenger kilometers
performed show significant increase during
2003-09. But percentage share of national
carriers in both domestic as well as
international traffic has gradually declined
over the years.

5.12 Domestic passenger traffic increased

from 14.2 million in 2003 to 40 million in 2009; while international passenger traffic increased from 4.3
million in 2003 to 10.2 million in 2009

5.12 The total cargo carried ( Domestic + International) increased from 284 thousand tonnes in 2002-03 to
453 thousand tones in 2008-09. But passenger transport has grown at a higher rate (18.1%) compared to
cargo transport (8.1%) during the period.

5.13 Passenger Load Factor and Weight Load Factor are in the range of 50-70 percent, both for private and
national carriers, indicating good deal of unutilised capacity.

Affordability
5.14 Operating revenue per passenger kilometer for National Carriers increased from `4.53/- to `4.78/during 2003 to 2009 while operating revenue per passenger km for Private Scheduled Domestic Airlines
increased from `5.55/- to `7.48/- during the same period.

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Infrastructure
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Description

2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
( Reference Date / Period
- As on 31st March for Stock Variables
- Financial Year ending on 31st March for Flow Variables)

A
I
1

ACCESS
Domestic Traffic
Available Seat km (in Million)
All Indian Carriers
National Carriers
% Share to Total Available Seat km

Private Carriers
% Share to Total Available Seat km

Available Tonne km (in Million)

All Indian Carriers
National Carriers
% Share to Total Available Tonne km

Private Carriers
% Share to Total Available Tonne km

II
3

International Traffic
Available Seat km (in Million)
All Indian Carriers
National Carriers
% Share to Total Available Seat km

Private Carriers
% Share to Total Available Seat km

Available Tonne km (in Million)

All Indian Carriers
National Carriers
% Share to Total Available Tonne km

Private Carriers
% Share to Total Available Tonne km

III

5
6
IV
7
8

CAGR
%

Fleet Size (in number)

Indian Airlines
Alliance Air
Air India
Air India Express
National Carriers
Private Carriers
Number of Airports
Total Operational Airports
International Airports

22833
11527
50.5
11306
49.5

24936
11955
47.9
12981
52.1

27790
12889
46.4
14901
53.6

35077
12764
36.4
22314
63.6

48702
12994
26.7
35708
73.3

60590
13359
22.0
47231
78.0

59160
11962
20.2
47197
79.8

17.20
0.62
-14.14
26.89
8.27

2381
1215
51.0
1166
49.0

2551
1245
48.8
1306
51.2

2840
1347
47.4
1493
52.6

3488
1320
37.8
2168
62.2

4750
1338
28.2
3412
71.8

5984
1396
23.3
4587
76.7

5908
1297
22.0
4612
78.1

16.36
1.09
-13.12
25.76
8.08

21406
21406
100
-

24972
24968
100
4
0.02

31126
30865
99.2
261
0.84

40452
37236
92.0
3217
7.95

44624
38363
86.0
6261
14.03

54465
41775
76.7
12690
23.30

62172
39686
63.8
22487
36.17

19.45
10.84
-7.21
462.31
368.54

2678
2678
100
-

3154
3154
100
-

3919
3893
99.3
26
0.66

5143
4736
92.1
407
7.91

5734
4849
84.6
885
15.43

7588
5509
72.6
2079
27.40

8812
5166
58.6
3646
41.38

21.96
11.57
-8.52
244.12
181.02

43
11
31
85
53

47
15
35
97
65

52
15
37
104
80

55
15
38
4
112
131

59
15
35
13
122
183

72
20
36
18
146
235

72
16
31
21
140
238

8.97
6.44
0
73.80
8.67
28.44

12

12

91
12

87
12

92
16

93
17

96
17

1.35
5.98

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B
V
9
10
11
VI
12
13
14
VII
15
16
17
VIII
18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Description

2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
( Reference Date / Period
- As on 31st March for Stock Variables
- Financial Year ending on 31st March for Flow Variables)

2009

CAGR
%

QUALITY
Airport Congestion
Average Number of Flights Handled per Day
Total
1506
796
2000
Domestic
1193
437
1564
International
313
359
436
Average Number of Passengers Handled per Day
Total
118590 62190 162560
Domestic
78242 16691 109265
International
40348 45499
53295
Average Cargo Handled per Day (in Tonnes)
Total
2811
2036
3631
Domestic
1010
118
1360
International
1801
1918
2272
Staff Strength (in number)
Pilots and Co-Pilots
All Indian Carriers
1442
1605
1900
National Carriers
903
947
1108
Private Carriers
539
658
792
Other Cockpit Personnel
All Indian Carriers
188
191
268
National Carriers
63
61
48
Private Carriers
125
130
220
Cabin Attendants
All Indian Carriers
3878
4238
5639
National Carriers
2819
3041
3706
Private Carriers
1059
1197
1933
Maintenance and Overhaul
Personnel
All Indian Carriers
9306 10535
11174
National Carriers
8022
9108
9172
Private Carriers
1284
1427
2002
Ticketing and Sales
Personnel
All Indian Carriers
9954
9710
10163
National Carriers
8598
8295
8455
Private Carriers
1356
1415
1708
All Other Personnel
All Indian Carriers
20791 19056
19300
National Carriers
15799 13633
12808
Private Carriers
4992
5423
6492
Total
All Indian Carriers
45559 45335
48444
National Carriers
36204 35085
35297
Private Carriers
9355 10250
13147

184

2324
1814
509

2976
2391
586

3606
2931
674

3758
2918
840

16.46
16.08
17.88

200817
139844
60973

263735
193560
70176

319738
238498
81240

305388
211621
93767

17.08
18.04
15.09

3971
1429
2542

4395
1576
2819

4990
1827
3163

4772
1600
3172

9.22
7.97
9.89

2597
1196
1401

3302
1333
1969

3997
1477
2520

4358
1561
2797

20.24
9.55
31.58

484
39
445

571
35
536

504
49
455

478
13
465

16.83
-23.13
24.48

7142
4017
3125

9203
4180
5023

11192
4167
7025

10216
4061
6155

17.52
6.27
34.09

11410
8367
3043

13343
8967
4376

13308
8371
4937

13355
8552
4803

6.21
1.07
24.59

9798
7826
1972

9949
7725
2224

10540
7396
3144

8333
6783
1550

-2.92
-3.87
2.25

23872
13987
9885

23813
12553
11260

24957
12759
12198

23989
12074
11915

2.41
-4.38
15.60

55303
35432
19871

60181
34793
25388

64687
34408
30279

60729
33044
27685

4.91
-1.51
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Infrastructure
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Description

2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
( Reference Date / Period
- As on 31st March for Stock Variables
- Financial Year ending on 31st March for Flow Variables)

C
V
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
VI
33

34

36

37

38

39

40
41

42

CAGR
%

FISCAL COST
Financial Performance of Airports Authority of India (Rs. in crore)
Revenue
2384.5
2630.6
2997.4
3490.5
Expenditure
1887.4
2086.6
2312.6
2236.0
Profit Before Tax
497.1
544.0
684.8
1254.4
Profit After Tax
215.0
315.0
325.4
717.6
Govt Capital
405.6
416.6
431.6
449.6
Net Worth
2370.9
2618.0
2943.5
3643.9
Capital Employed
2534.7
2698.3
3015.1
3260.7
Govt. Capital Participation
16.0
15.4
14.3
13.8
Financial Performance of All Scheduled Airlines (Rs. in crore)
Operating Revenue
All Scheduled Airlines 13695.0 16138.7 19894.7 25514.7
National Carriers
9858.8 11291.6 13446.4 15585.4
Private Scheduled Domestic
3836.2
4847.0
6448.3
9929.3
Airlines
Operating Expenses
All Scheduled Airlines 14121.3 15686.4 19140.2 26079.0
National Carriers 10264.0 11279.6 13586.7 15948.2
Private Scheduled Domestic
3857.3
4406.8
5553.5 10130.8
Airlines

D
VII
35

2009

3726.2
2196.9
1529.3
859.9
463.6
4543.0
3652.3
12.7

4289.2
2549.8
1739.4
1081.9
501.1
5409.2
3606.3
13.9

3891.0
2807.4
1083.5
650.1
624.0
6030.1
4474.0
13.9

8.50
6.84
13.87
20.25
7.44
16.83
9.93
-2.26

29885.7
15584.8
14300.9

34487.7
16721.2
17766.6

38685.5
15184.4
23501.0

18.90
7.46
35.27

34592.9
18265.3
16327.6

40691.2
19251.0
21440.2

47131.6
20845.1
26286.4

22.25
12.53
37.69

25205
98.5

35793
98.8

44384
98.9

39467
98.6

18.92
0.09

UTILISATION
Domestic Traffic
Passenger Traffic (in thousand numbers)
All Indian Carriers
(% to Total Passenger
Traffic)
National Carriers
(% to Total Scheduled
Passenger Traffic)
Private Carriers
(% to Total Scheduled
Passenger Traffic)
All Indian Carriers
(% to Total Passenger
Traffic)
Total Passenger Traffic (in
thousand numbers)
Passenger Load Factor (%)
All Indian Carriers
National Carriers
Private Carriers
Passenger km Performed (in
Million)
All Indian Carriers
National Carriers
Private Carriers

Scheduled
19445
98.5

13951
98.0

15677
98.5

6247
44.8

6707
42.8

7845
40.3

7763
30.8

7913
22.1

8165
18.4

6292
15.9

0.12
-15.81

7704
55.2

8970
57.2

11600
59.7

17442
69.2

27880
77.9

36220
81.6

33175
84.1

27.55
7.25

Non-Scheduled #
241
300
374
1.5
1.5
1.5

444
1.2

484
1.1

576
1.4

12.60
-5.77

282
2
14233

15918

19745

25579

36237

44868

40043

18.81

56.3
51.5
61.1

58.4
53.5
62.9

64.9
57.8
71.0

67.6
59.4
72.3

68.8
59.9
72.1

68.9
59.3
71.6

63.7
52.4
66.6

2.08
0.29
1.45

12848
5938
6910

14566
6396
8170

18030
7449
10581

23709
7587
16122

33519
7789
25730

41718
7921
33796

37704
6271
31433

19.65
0.91
28.72

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D
43
44
45
46
47

48
49
50

51

VIII
52
53
54

55

56
57
58

59

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

( Reference Date / Period

- As on 31st March for Stock Variables
- Financial Year ending on 31st March for Flow Variables)

CAGR
%

UTILISATION
Cargo Carried (in thousand tonnes)
All Scheduled Indian Carriers
(% to Total Cargo Carried)
National Carriers
(% to Total Scheduled Cargo Carried)
Private Carriers
(% to Total Scheduled Cargo Carried)
Scheduled Cargo Operators
(% to Total Cargo Carried)
All Indian Carriers
(% to Total Cargo Carried)
Total Cargo Carried (in thousand
tonnes)
Weight Load Factor (%)
All Indian Carriers
National Carriers
Private Carriers
Tonne km Performed (in Million)
All Indian Carriers
National Carriers
Private Carriers
International Traffic
Passenger Traffic (in thousand numbers)
All Indian Carriers
(% to Total Passenger Traffic)
National Carriers
(% to Total Scheduled Passenger
Traffic)
Private Carriers
(% to Total Scheduled Passenger
Traffic)
All Indian Carriers
(% to Total Passenger Traffic)
Total Passenger Traffic (in thousand
numbers)
Passenger Load Factor (%)
All Indian Carriers
National Carriers
Private Carriers
Passenger km Performed (in Million)
All Indian Carriers
National Carriers
Private Carriers

Scheduled
206.9 226.5 285.3
99.8
99.9
99.9
99.9 104.5 124.7
48.3
46.1
43.7
79.7
93.0 120.5
38.5
41.1
42.2
27.3
29.0
40.2
13.2
12.8
14.1
Non-Scheduled #
0.51
0.15
0.40
0.2
0.1
0.1
207.4 226.7 285.7

299.2
99.9
126.1
42.1
130.4
43.6
42.8
14.3

321.3
99.9
108.1
33.6
158.3
49.3
54.9
17.1

368.1
99.9
106.7
29.0
195.9
53.2
65.5
17.8

340.8
99.7
93.9
27.6
183.66
53.9
63.2
18.5

8.67
-0.01
-1.02
-8.92
14.94
5.76
15.00
5.82

0.29
0.1
299.5

0.42
0.1
321.8

0.36
0.1
368.4

0.995
0.3
341.8

11.93
6.99
8.68

53.5
51.2
55.8

57.5
53.3
61.5

63.9
57.2
70

67.1
59.7
71.6

67.1
59
70.2

65.7
56.9
68.3

59.6
49.4
62.4

1.82
-0.59
1.88

1273
622
651

1467
664
803

1816
771
1045

2340
788
1552

3185
790
2395

3930
795
3135

3520
641
2879

18.47
0.50
28.12

Scheduled
4493
5326
98.6
99.0
4491
5102
100.0
95.8

6547
99.6
5923
90.5

7561
99.9
6478
85.7

9108
99.2
7294
80.1

10049
99.0
6659
66.3

15.65
0.07
7.98
-6.63

224
4.2

624
9.5

1083
14.3

1814
19.9

3390
33.7

408.21
332.64

Non-Scheduled #
62
64
52
1.5
1.4
1.0
4263
4556
5378

29
0.4
6576

6
0.1
7567

73
0.8
9182

104
1.0
10153

9.00
-5.67
15.56

73.9
73.9
-

72.5
72.5
-

71.6
71.6
61.7

68.9
69.2
64.7

68
68.1
67.4

66.3
66
67.5

65.5
64.2
67.9

-1.99
-2.32
2.42

15819
15819
-

18108
18107
1

22272
22111
161

27858
25775
2083

30355
26133
4222

36130
27570
8560

40741
25483
15258

17.08
8.27
586.59

4201
98.5
4201
100.0
-

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Table 5.0 (contd.) : Trends in Important Indicators of Air Transport

Infrastructure
Sl.
No.

Description

D
VIII
60
61
62
63

64

65
66

67

IX
68
69
70
71

72
73
74

75

2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
( Reference Date / Period
- As on 31st March for Stock Variables
- Financial Year ending on 31st March for Flow Variables)

CAGR
%

UTILISATION
International Traffic
Cargo Carried (in thousand tonnes)
All Indian Carriers
(% to Total Cargo Carried)
National Carriers
(% to Total Scheduled Cargo Carried)
Private Carriers
(% to Total Scheduled Cargo Carried)
All Indian Carriers

Scheduled
103.7
97.7
112.0
99.93 100.00 100.00
103.7
97.7
111
100.0
100.0
99.1
1
0.9
Non-Scheduled #
0.091
0.041
0

112.2
99.98
101
90.0
11
9.8

123.7
99.99
99
80.0
25
20.2

142.9
100.00
91
63.7
53
37.1

174.1
99.99
76
43.7
98
56.3

9.01
0.01
-5.05
-12.90
214.63
181.78

0.009

0.004

(% to Total Cargo Carried)

0.088

0.042

0.008

0.003

Total Cargo Carried (in thousand

tonnes)
Weight Load Factor (%)
All Indian Carriers
National Carriers
Private Carriers
Tonne km Performed (in Million)
All Indian Carriers
National Carriers
Private Carriers
Domestic+Internatinal Traffic
Passenger Traffic (in thousand numbers)

103.8

97.7

112.0

112.2

123.7

142.9

174.1

100.00
100.00
9.00

70
70.4
-

66
66.3
-

65.8
65.8
55.7

61
61.3
58.2

59.7
60.2
57.2

55.1
57
49.9

56
60.6
49.5

-3.65
-2.47
-2.91

1884
1884
-

2092
2092
-

2579
2564
14

3138
2901
237

3422
2917
506

4179
3141
1038

4938
3133
1805

17.42
8.85
236.97

31752
98.7
13686
43.1
18066
56.9

43354
99.0
14391
33.2
28963
66.8

53493
99.0
15459
28.9
38034
71.1

49516
98.6
12951
26.2
36565
73.8

18.21
0.09
3.64
-12.32
29.64
9.67

403
1.3
32155

450
1.0
43804

557
1.0
54050

680
1.4
50196

12.03
-5.15
18.10

All Indian Carriers

(% to Total Passenger Traffic)
National Carriers
(% to Total Scheduled Passenger Traffic)
Private Carriers
(% to Total Scheduled Passenger Traffic)
All Indian Carriers
(% to Total Passenger Traffic)
Total Passenger Traffic (in thousand
numbers)
Passenger Load Factor (%)
All Indian Carriers
National Carriers
Private Carriers
Passenger km Performed (in Million)
All Indian Carriers
National Carriers
Private Carriers

Scheduled
18152 20170 24771
98.1
98.5
98.6
10448 11198 12947
57.6
55.5
52.3
7704
8972 11824
42.4
44.5
47.7
Non-Scheduled #
344
305
352
1.9
1.5
1.4
18496 20475 25123

64.8
66.1
-

65.5
66.4
-

68.4
67.6
70.9

68.3
66.7
71.3

68.4
66.1
71.4

67.7
64.4
70.7

64.7
61.5
67

-0.03
-1.19
-1.40

28667
21757
6910

32674
24503
8171

40303
29560
10742

51567
33362
18205

63874
33923
29951

77847
35491
42356

78445
31755
46690

18.27
6.50
37.50

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Transport Infrastructure
Sl.
No.

Description

D
IX
76
77
78
79

80
81
82

83

85

2009

CAGR
%

UTILISATION
Domestic+International Traffic
Cargo Carried (Mail+ Freight) (in thousand tonnes)
Scheduled
All Indian Carriers 283.3 295.2 357.3
(% to Total Cargo Carried)
99.8
99.9
99.9
National Carriers 203.5 202.5
236
(% to Total Scheduled Cargo Carried)
71.8
68.6
66.0
Private Carriers
80
93
121
(% to Total Scheduled Cargo Carried)
28.2
31.4
33.9
Non-Scheduled
All Indian Carriers
0.60
0.19
0.40
(% to Total Cargo Carried)
0.21
0.06
0.11
Total Cargo Carried (in thousand
283.9 295.4 357.7
tonnes)
Weight Load Factor (%)
All Indian Carriers
62.4
62.4
65
National Carriers
64.4
62.7
63.6
Private Carriers
69.8
Tonne km Performed (in Million)
All Indian Carriers 3157 3559 4394
National Carriers 2506 2756 3334
Private Carriers
651
803 1060

E
84

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

( Reference Date / Period
- As on 31st March for Stock Variables
- Financial Year ending on 31st March for Flow
Variables)

368.7
99.9
227
61.6
142
38.5

390.1
99.9
207
53.1
184
47.2

445.5
99.9
198
44.4
248
55.7

451.7
99.8
169
37.4
282
62.4

8.08
0.00
-3.05
-10.30
23.41
14.18

0.30
0.08
369.0

0.42
0.11
390.5

0.36
0.08
445.8

1.00
0.22
452.7

8.89
0.74
8.09

63.5
60.9
69.5

63
59.9
67.5

59.8
57
62.6

57.5
58.4
56.7

-1.35
-1.62
-5.06

5478
3689
1789

6607
3706
2901

8110
3935
4173

8458
3773
4684

17.85
7.06
38.94

AFFORDABILITY
Operating Revenue per Passenger km
Performed for National Carriers (in Rs.)
Operating Revenue per Passenger km
Performed for Private Scheduled
Domestic Airlines (in Rs.)

4.53

4.61

4.55

4.67

4.59

4.71

4.78

0.90

5.55

5.93

6.09

6.16

5.56

5.26

7.48

5.09

Inclusive of Non-Scheduled traffic carried by Scheduled operators

#
Source: India Air Transport Statistics published by DGCA, M/o Civil Aviation

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Accessibility

Table 5A.1 : Fleet Strength by Type of Aircraft as

on 31.03.2009
Name of the Airline

Indian Airlines

Alliance Air

Air India

Air India Express

Jet Airways

Type of Aircraft

Airbus A319
Airbus A320
Airbus A321
Airbus A330
Boeing CRJ-700#
Dornier DO228
ATR-42#
Total
Boeing B737-200(F)
ATR 42-320
CRJ-700
Total
Boeing 747-437
Boeing 747-300
Airbus 777-200LR
Airbus 777-300ER
Airbus A-310 SB
Airbus A-310 Freighter
A-310 Leased
Boeing 747-400 Leased
747-400 COMBI
Boeing 777-222
Total
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800 Dry
Leased
B-737-400
B-737-700
B-737-800
B-737-900
ATR 72-500
A330-200
B777-300ER
Total

* Converted to freighter aircraft from passenger aircraft.

189

Number of
Aircraft

15
43
12
2
72
6*
7
3
16
6
1
5
5
6
2
2
4
31
14
7

Passenger
Seating
Capacity Per
Aircraft
144/120/122
145/124
172
279
70
18
48
48
70
423
293
238
342
201
201
202
419
297
272
186
189

21
2
13
35
2
14
12
10
88

375
136
112
144
160
62
220
312
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Accessibility

Table 5A.1 (contd.) : Fleet Strength by Type of Aircraft

As on 31.03.2009
Name of the Airline

Jetlite

Paramount Airways

Spicejet

Kingfisher Airlines

Indigo

Type of Aircraft

Number of
Aircraft

Passenger Seating
Capacity Per Aircraft

B-737-300

144

B-737-400

84

B-737-700

144

B-737-800

186

CRJ-200

50

Total
Embraer 170-100LR

24
2

70/72

Embraer 170-200LR

75

Total
Boeing 737-800

5
14

189

B737-900ER

212

Total
Airbus A330-223

19
5

217

Airbus A320-232

32

134/174/180

Airbus A321-232

151/178/199

Airbus A319-131

144

ATR 72-212A

27

66/72

ATR42-500

48

Total
Airbus 320-200

83
19

180

Total

19

180

# All Boeing B-700 & ATR aircrafts of Indian Airlines are operated by the fully
owned subsidiary Alliance Air.
Source: Material supplied by DGCA, M/o Civil Aviation

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Accessibility

Table 5A.2 : Fleet Size of All Scheduled Airlines (1999-00 to

2008-09)
(in number)
Sl.No.

Name of the
Airline

199900

200001

200102

200203

200304

200405

200506

200607

200708

200809

26

28

29

31

35

37

38

35

36

31

Air India

AI Express

13

18

21

Indian Airlines

44

42

44

43

47

52

55

59

72

72

Alliance Air

12

11

11

11

15

15

15

15

20

16

Jet Airways

28

30

38

41

41

42

53

63

81

88

Jetlite

10

12

20

22

29

27

25

24

Air Deccan

16

29

39

41

Paramount

Spicejet

11

19

19

10

Kingfisher

11

25

41

83

11

Go Air

12

Indigo

119

118

132

138

162

184

243

8
305

17
381

19
378

India Total

Source: India Air Transport Statistics published by DGCA, M/o Civil Aviation

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5.Air Transport
Quality

Table 5B.1 : Air Accident Statistics (2006-07 & 2007-08)

Sl.
No.

Name of the
Airline

1
2
3

Indian Airlines
Air India
Jet Airlines

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Sahara Airlines
Air Deccan
Go Air
Indigo Airlines
Kingfisher
Jagson Airways
Spicejet
Paramount
Airways

2006-07
No. of Accidents
No. of
In
On
Total casualties
Air Ground

Cause of
Accident

2007-08
No. of Accidents
No. of
In
On
Total casualties
Air Ground

Cause of
Accident

Nil

Note
below

NIL

Note:

The Pilot-in-command in absence of recovery guidance adopted self-perceived technique and kept on adding engine
power along with aircraft pitch manipulations to salvage the aircraft from the bounce on landing and damaged the
aircraft structure.
Source: Material supplied by DGCA, M/o Civil Aviation

Table 5B.2 : Airlinewise and Categorywise Staff Strength during

2008-09 and 2007-08 at year end
Sl.
No.

Name of the
Airline

Pilot

2008-09
Cabin
Other
Crew
Technical
Staff

Total
Staff

Pilot

(in number)
2007-08
Cabin
Other
Total
Crew Technical Staff
Staff

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Indian Airlines
Alliance Air
Air India
Air India Express
Jet Airways
Jetlite
Air Deccan#

562
82
839
78
1110
205
-

2116
148
1430
380
4021
395
-

3145
212
5069
126
2047
520
-

14338
692
17076
938
13078
1365
-

802
78
548
49
1069
250
294

1508
186
2198
324
4066
512
520

5231
207
2812
121
2057
620
824

17688
768
14930
833
13163
2557
3310

8
9
10
11
12

Go Air
Indigo Airlines
Kingfisher
Spicejet
Paramount Airways

NA
255
1025
140
62

NA
444
1252
412
96

NA
252
1628
245
111

NA
2180
8258
2190
614

65
227
451
134
30

172
455
1239
421
95

163
197
791
194
91

1198
2074
5023
2321
633

# Air Deccan merged with Kingfisher Airlines w.e.f. April 2008.

Source: 1.Material supplied by DGCA, M/o Civil Aviation
2.India Air Transport Statistics published by DGCA, M/o Civil Aviation

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Fiscal Cost

Table 5C.1 : Airlinewise Operating Revenue and Expenditure (2007-08 &

2008-09)
Sl.No.

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Name of the Airline

NACIL(Air
India+Indian Airlines
Combined)
Alliance Air
Air India Express
Jet Airways
Air Deccan#
Go Air
Indigo Airlines
Kingfisher Airlines
Spicejet
Paramount Airways
Jetlite*(Sahara
Airlines)

Operating
Revenue Per
Revenue Passenger
km Performed (In
Rs.)
2007-08 2008-09
4.9
5.2

8.2
2.7
5.21
2.5
3.3
2.9
5.2
3.0
9.3
3.8

13.94
2.54
5.92
NA
3.72
6.6
3.55
10.4
4.2

Total Operating
Revenue (In Million
Rs.)

2007-08
152574.7

2008-09
134793.80

3034.1
11603.0
88223.9
15454.4
5098.6
11328.3
26875.2
12949.9
2680.1
15055.20

2886.60
14164.00
126914.40
NA
18763.60
52691.70
16894.50
3736.70
16009.20

* Sahara Airlines acquired by Jet Airways was renamed as Jetlite.

# Air Deccan merged with Kingfisher Airlines w.e.f. April 2008.
Source: 1.Material supplied by DGCA, M/o Civil Aviation
2.India Air Transport Statistics published by DGCA, M/o Civil Aviation

193

Operating
Expenses Per
Revenue Passenger
km Performed ( In
Rs.)
2007-08 2008-09
5.8
7.3

9.7
2.5
5.55
4.5
4.6
3.5
6.8
3.6
8.5
4.8

17.87
2.83
5.87
NA
3.68
9.3
4.45
9.6
5.3

Total Operating
Expenses ( In
Million Rs)

2007-08
178542.6

2008-09
188964.50

3595.0
10372.0
93995.9
28123.3
6589.4
13451.1
35051.1
15595.3
2449.1
19147.00

3699.90
15787.00
125818.70
NA
18582.60
73297.40
21200.30
3452.70
20512.50

5.Air Transport
Utilisation

Table 5D.1 : Airportwise Domestic Traffic Handled per

Day during 2008-09
Sl.
No.

State/UT

1
2

A & N Island
Andhra Pradesh

3
4

Arunachal Pradesh
Assam

Bihar

6
7
8
9
10
11

Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat

12

Himachal Pradesh

13

Jammu & Kashmir

14
15

Jharkhand
Karnataka

16

Kerala

Name of the
Airport

Portblair
Hyderabad
Rajahmundry
Tirupathi
Vijayawada
Vizag
Tezu
Dibrugarh
Guwahati
Jorhat
Lilabari
Silchar
Tezpur
Gaya
Patna
Chandigarh
Raipur
Diu
Delhi
Goa
Ahmedabad
Bhavnagar
Bhuj
Jamnagar
Kandla
Keshod
Porbander
Rajkot
Surat
Vadodara
Kulu
Kangra
Shimla
Jammu
Leh
Srinagar
Ranchi
Bangalore
Belgaum
Hubli
Mangalore
Calicut
Cochin
Trivandrum

Avg. No. of
flights
handled
per day
20
188
25
10
6
42
0.3
10
69
4
1
12
0.01
0.04
14
17
28
3
433
53
71
4
4
2
3
0.02
2
5
2
19
4
2
2
18
6
19
21
249
2
6
24
7
59
24

194

Avg. no. of
passengers
handled per
day (in
number)
1314
12736
339
425
175
1641
0.23
339
3743
153
11
393
0.008
0.3
944
999
1094
42
41299
5017
5867
167
294
204
74
0.1
39
353
78
1229
91
60
41
1102
545
1964
703
19508
47
163
1432
447
3695
1318

Avg. cargo
handled
per day (
in Tonnes)
7
71
0
0.07
0
2
0
1
5
0.45
0
1
0
0
7
1
1
0.003
379
10
38
0
0.21
1
0
0
0
3
0
6
0
0
0
4
2
5
2
160
0
0
1
1
18
4

5.Air Transport
Utilisation

Table 5D.1 (contd.) : Airportwise Domestic Traffic Handled

per Day during 2008-09
Sl.
No.

State/UT

17
18

Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh

19

Maharashtra

20
21
22
23
24
25

Manipur
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Puducherry
Punjab

26

Rajasthan

27

Tamil Nadu

28
29

Tripura
Uttar Pradesh

30

Uttaranchal

31

West Bengal

Name of the
Airport

Avg. No. of
flights
handled per
day

Agatti
Bhopal
Gwalior
Indore
Jabalpur
Khajuraho
Aurangabad
Mumbai
Juhu
Kolhapur
Nagpur
Pune
Imphal
Aizwal
Dimapur
Bhuwaneshwar
Pondicherry
Amritsar
Ludhiana
Pathankot
Jaipur
Jodhpur
Udaipur
Coimbatore
Chennai
Madurai
Tiruchirapalli
Tuticorin
Agartala
Agra
Allahabad
Gorakhpur
Kanpur
Lucknow
Varanasi
Dehradun
Pantnagar
Bagdogra
Kolkata

4
27
3
48
5
5
11
444
65
3
30
51
16
6
5
31
0.02
8
0.3
0.4
39
5
17
39
234
21
5
2
20
2
3
1
2
42
15
4
1
17
194
2916

India Total
Source: Material supplied by DGCA, M/o Civil Aviation

195

Avg. no. of
passengers
handled per day
(in number)
53
632
15
1646
121
182
520
41964
414
61
1958
4408
877
256
125
1845
0.04
367
1
2
2692
229
711
2524
16930
967
242
106
1019
52
44
21
16
1819
971
140
0.39
1202
16405
211622

Avg. cargo
handled per
day ( in
Tonnes)
0
3
0
14
0.005
0
3
448
1
0
12
32
10
1
1
5
0
1
0
0
6
0.31
0
13
153
2
0.05
0
18
0
0
0
0
6
1
0
0
2
137
1599

5.Air Transport
Utilisation

Table 5D.2 : Airportwise International Traffic

Handled per Day during 2008-09
Sl.
No.

State

Name of the
Airport

A & N Island

Portblair

Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad

International Terminal
Avg. No. of
flights
handled per
day

Vijayawada

Avg. no. of
passengers
handled per
day (nos.)

Avg. cargo
handled per
day ( in
Tonnes)

33

4293

81

0.003

0.008

100

7282

Assam

Guwahati

Bihar

Gaya

130

Delhi

Delhi

163

21286

824

Goa

Goa

1068

Gujarat

Ahmedabad

15

1875

28

J&K

Srinagar

0.48

45

Karnataka

Bangalore

38

4498

273

Mangalore

566

Calicut

46

4154

34

Cochin

52

5506

69

Trivandrum

36

4038

83

180

22244

1046

Nagpur

237

Pune

75

0.12

12

10

1202

607

Udaipur

0.06

0.32

Chennai

83

10038

604

245

11

1035

0.13

Lucknow

459

0.1

Varanasi

121

0.008

Kolkata

31

2746

112

840

93769

3170

10

11

Kerala

Maharashtra

Mumbai

Aurangabad
12

Punjab

Amritsar

13

Rajasthan

Jaipur

14

Tamil Nadu

Coimbatore
Tiruchirapalli
15

16

Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

Agra

India Total

Source : India Air Transport Statistics published by DGCA, M/o Civil Aviation

196

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Utilisation

Table 5D.3 : Airlinewise Domestic Traffic Operations during 2008-09

Sl.
No.

Name of the Airline

Indian Airlines
Alliance Air
Air India
Air India Express
Total Public
% Share of Public Airlines
to Total Airlines

Passenger
Carried (
In '000)

Passenger Traffic
Passenger
Seat km
km Carried
Available
(In Million) (In Million)

Passenger
Capacity
Utilisation
%
Public Airlines
9408
59.0
362
57.2
1675
20.5
517
33.3
11962
52.4
20.2
-

1
2
4
5

5419
318
381
173
6292
15.9

5550
207
343
172
6272
16.6

6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

7923.2
3174.4
2578.4
1128.5
4917.4
8563.8
4099.5
100.4
689.9
33175.5
84.1

6883.5
3694.1
2237
1038.7
5044.5
7345.2
4761.2
69.1
359.8
31433.1
83.4

10296.9
5488.2
3305
1509.9
7243.5
11595.5
7208.4
86.1
463.5
47197
79.8

39467.1

37705.1

59159.0

Jet Airways
Jetlite
Air Deccan
Go Air
Indigo Airlines
Kingfisher
Spicejet
MDLR
Paramount Airways
Total Private
% Share of Private Airlines
to Total Airlines
India Total

Private Airlines
66.9
67.3
67.7
68.8
69.6
63.3
66.1
80.3
77.6
66.6
63.7

Source: India Air Transport Statistics published by DGCA, M/o Civil Aviation

197

Cargo Traffic
Cargo Carried (In Tonnes)
Tonne km
Performed
Mail
Freight
(In Million)

Tonne km
Available
(In Million)

Cargo
Capacity
Utilisation
%

14083
6336
18
0
20437
86.1

59535
5627
8349
0
73511
29.1

554
29
41
17
641
18.2

967
48
228
53
1296
21.9

57.3
60.4
18.0
32.1
49.5
-

2800
400
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
3300
13.9

82100
8500
0
600
34600
53700
0
0
0
179500
70.9

665.9
296.9
195.7
93.7
492.4
644
452.3
6.6
32
2879.5
81.8

1122.5
480.8
297.5
134.4
732.5
1073.9
719.9
8.7
41.7
4611.9
78.1

59.3
61.8
65.8
69.7
67.2
60.0
62.8
75.9
76.7
62.4
-

23737.0

253011.0

3520.5

5907.9

59.6

5.Air Transport
Utilisation

Table 5D.3 (contd.) : Airlinewise Domestic Traffic Operations during 2007-08

Sl.
No.

1
2
4
5

Name of the Airline

Passenger
Carried (
In '000)

Indian Airlines
Alliance Air
Air India
Air India Express
Total Public
% Share of Public Airlines to
Total Airlines

Passenger Traffic
Passenger
Seat km
km Carried Available
(In Million)
(In
Million)

6900
538
579
148
8165
18.4

6883
370
521
148
7922
19.0

Jet Airways
Jetlite
Air Deccan
Go Air
Indigo Airlines
Kingfisher
Spicejet
Paramount Airways
Total Private
% Share of Private Airlines to
Total Airlines

9771
3123
7098
1806
3890
5786
4095
652
36220
81.6

8564
3809.6
6259
1530
3862
5142
4343
287
33796.6
81.0

India Total

44384

41719

7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Passenger
Capacity
Utilisation
%

Public Airlines
10341
555
2012
451
16087
25.4

Cargo Carried (In

Tonnes)
Mail

Freight

Cargo Traffic
Tonne km Tonne km
Performed Available
(In
(In
Million)
Million)

Cargo
Capacity
Utilisation
%

66.6
66.7
25.9
32.8
49.2
-

13451
3983
6
0
17440
86.0

71367
5090
12697
58
89212
31.6

680
40
60
14
794
20.7

1016
57
275
47
1395
23.3

66.9
70.2
21.8
29.8
56.9
-

Private Airlines
12073
70.9
5361
71.1
8538
73.3
1978
77.4
5315
72.7
7549
68.1
6012
72.2
405
70.9
47231
71.6
74.6
-

2783
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
2837
14.0

111430
10049
0
2971
32609
36017
0
0
193076
68.4

833
369
459
135
385
426
413
25
3045
79.3

1234.9
503
768
176
538
727
604
37
4587.9
76.7

67.5
73.4
59.8
76.7
71.6
58.6
68.4
67.6
66.4
-

20277

282288

3839

5983

64.2

63318

65.9

Source: Material supplied by DGCA, M/o Civil Aviation

198

5.Air Transport
Utilisation

Table 5D.4 : Airlinewise International Traffic Operations during 2008-09

Sl.
No.

1
2
3

Name of the Airline

Indian Airlines
Air India
Air India Express
Total Public
% Share of Public Airlines to
Total Airlines

Passenger
Carried (
In '000)

2142
2453
2064
6659.24
66.27

Passenger Traffic
Passenger
Seat km
km Carried Available
(In Million)
(In
Million)
5029
15051
5404
25484
62.55

Passenger
Capacity
Utilisation
%

Public Airlines
7657
65.7
24887
60.5
7141
75.7
39685
64.2
63.83
-

Private Airlines
Jet Airlines
3107.3
14562.3
21355.3
68.2
Kingfisher
87.9
549.8
932.1
59.0
Jetlite
194.6
145.4
199.1
73.0
Total Private
3389.8
15257.5
22486.5
67.9
% Share of Private Airlines to
33.73
37.45
36.17
Total Airlines
India Total
10049.0
40741.5
62171.5
65.5
N.B. Kingfisher Airlines started its international operations on 3 September,2008
Source: India Air Transport Statistics published by DGCA, M/o Civil Aviation
4
5
6

199

Cargo Carried (In

Tonnes)
Mail

Freight

Cargo Traffic
Tonne km
Tonne km
Performed
Available
(In
(In Million)
Million)

Cargo
Capacity
Utilisation
%

71
1795
0
1866
58.94

10391
63494
0
73885
43.26

513
2083
537
3133
63.44

723
3688
755
5166
58.62

71.0
56.5
71.1
60.6
-

1000
300
1300
41.06

95400
1400
100
96900
56.74

1741.1
52.5
11.6
1805.2
36.56

3540.1
90.9
15.3
3646.3
41.38

49.2
57.8
75.8
49.5
-

3166.0

170785.0

4938.2

8812.3

56.0

5.Air Transport
Utilisation

Table 5D.4 (contd.) : Airlinewise International Traffic Operations during 2007-08

Sl.
No.

Name of the Airline

Passenger
Carried (
In '000)

Passenger Traffic
Passenger
Seat km
km
Available
Carried
(In Million)
(In
Million)

Passenger
Capacity
Utilisation
%

Cargo Carried
(In Tonnes)
Mail

Freight

Cargo Traffic
Cargo km
Tonne km
Carried
Performed
(In
(In
Million)
Million)

Tonne km
Available
(In
Million)

Cargo
Capacity
Utilisation
%

1
2
3

2469
3260
1565
7294
80.08

5899
17595
4077
27571
76.31

8289
27987
5498
41774
76.70

Public Airlines
71.2
80
62.9
2031
74.2
0
66.0
2111
78.77

14705
71730
2281
88716
63.27

36
421
7
464
58.68

603
2116
421
3140
75.16

793
4123
594
5510
72.61

76.0
51.3
70.9
57.0
-

4
5

Jet airways
Jetlite
Total Private
% Share of Private Airlines
to Total Airlines

1640
174
1814
19.92

8360
200
8560
23.69

12387
303
12690
23.30

Private Airlines
67.5
384
66.0
185
67.5
569
21.23

51085
420
51505
36.73

325.5
1.2
326.7
41.32

1018
20
1038
24.84

2052
27
2079
27.39

49.6
74.1
49.9
-

India Total

9108

36131

54464

140221

791

4178

7589

55.1

Indian Airlines
Air India
Air India Express
Total Public
% Share of Public Airlines
to Total Airlines

N.B.

66.3

Kingfisher Airlines started its international operations on 3 September 2008

Source: Material supplied by DGCA, M/o Civil Aviation

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