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ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE AIRPORT

OPERATORS

Monthly Newsletter January 2013

Members:

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CONTENTS

1. Aviation Sector ............................................................................................. 3

2. Airports

2.1 Bangalore International Airport Limited ............................................... 10

2.2 Cochin International Airport Limited .................................................... 11

2.3 Delhi International Airport Limited………………………………………………………11

2.4 GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited…………………………………….11

2.5 Mumbai International Airport Limited…………………………………………………12

3. Airlines

3.1 Air India………………………………………………………………………………………………13

3.2 Kingfisher Airlines……………………………………………………………………………….14

3.3 SpiceJet………………………………………………………………………………………………15

3.4 Jet Airways……………………………………………………………………………………….…15

3.5 IndiGo…………………………………………………………………………………………….…..16

3.6 GoAir………………………………………………………………………………………………….16

3.7 Air Mantra………………………………………………………………………………………….16

3.8 International Airlines………………………………………………………………………….16

4. International News…………………………………………………………………………………..17

5. Cargo ……………..………………………………………………………………………………………..18

6. AERA Appellate Tribunal …………………….…………………………………………………..19

7. Traffic…….…………………………………………………………………………………………………21

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ABBREVIATIONS

AAI Airports Authority of India

ADF Airport Development Fee

AERA Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India

AERAAT Airports Economic Regulatory Authority Appellate Tribunal

ATF Aviation Turbine Fuel

BCAS Bureau of Civil Aviation Security

BIAL Bangalore International Airport Limited

CAG Comptroller and Auditor General

CAPA Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation

CBEC Central Board of Excise and Customs

CCEA Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

CCI Competition Commission of India

CIAL Cochin International Airport Limited

CIDCO City and Industrial Development Corporation

CISF Central Industrial Security Force

COMPAT Competition Appellate Tribunal

CSIA Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai

DGCA Directorate General of Civil Aviation

DGFT Directorate General of Foreign Trade

DIAL Delhi International Airport Limited

DIPP Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion

FAA Federal Aviation Administration

FDTL Flight Duty Time Limitations

FIA Federation of Indian Airlines

FIPB Foreign Investment Promotion Board

GHIAL GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited

IATA International Air Transport Association

ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation

ICPA Indian Commercial Pilots Association

IGIA Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi

MIAL Mumbai International Airport Limited

MoCA Ministry of Civil Aviation

MRO Maintenance Repair Overhaul

PIL Public Interest Litigation

PLF Passenger Load Factor

PMO Prime Ministers’ Office

PNGRB Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board

PPP Public Private Partnership

RGIA Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad

RTI Right to Information

SEZ Special Economic Zone

UDF User Development Fee

VoA Visa on Arrival

VRS Voluntary Retirement Scheme

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1. AVIATION SECTOR1

1. MoCA has floated a draft note on restructuring of allowances for Air India staff for Inter

Ministerial consultation. After the consultation, the note will be taken up for consideration

before CCEA. The exercise aims to save over Rs 320 crore annually for Air India.

2. North Eastern Council has started the bidding process for the flight services to have an

operator with improved services and cheaper rates to fly in the NE airspace. The closing date

of the bidding process is January 24. Air India used to operate till 31st December 2012 with

ATR-50 aircrafts which was a temporary arrangement since 2004 to establish linkage among

north-eastern states. Following non-payment of subsidy by North Eastern Council to Air

India, the aircraft services was withdrawn.

3. CAPA in its list of Biggest Airlines by their capacity of 2012 has ranked Air India 35th, Jet

Airways 46th. In Biggest Low-cost airlines by their capacity has ranked IndiGo 7th.

4. Oil Minister Shri Veerappa Moily has questioned state oil firms for charging about 25%

more for jet fuel supplied to Indian carriers and sought their explanation for allegedly

indulging in opaque pricing of ATF. Oil Minister is considering asking PNGRB to monitor

ATF rates after Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Ajit Singh alleged that state oil companies

are discriminating between domestic and international airlines.

5. DGCA is trying to fill 201 vacancies after a safety audit by ICAO in December red-flagged

three serious issues – Staff Shortage, lack of training for the technical manpower and lack of

control on civilian aircrafts movement on defence airports.

6. Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Ajit Singh has constituted a five-member Committee to

suggest various measures for cost cutting and optimal utilisation of resources in Air India.

The Committee has been asked to submit its report in 2 months, it has also been asked to

give immediate/interim recommendations without waiting for final report, so that these can

be implemented in Air India immediately without any loss of time. The Committee’s terms

of reference include analysis of all ‘Heads of Expenses’ of Air India in the light of best

practices adopted by various other airlines in the world, examination and analysis of various

measures including cost-cutting adopted by other ‘turned around’ airlines in the past and

identification of various loopholes in the existing structure and functioning of Air India

leading to wasteful expenditure and also to suggest measures for plugging such loopholes.

7. AAI on 9th January reversed its decision to shut down Juhu Aerodrome’s secondary runway

16/34 and has assured the authorities that the No Objection Certificate that had been issued

to 153 projects since 2011 will now be reviewed, modified or cancelled depending on

whether the buildings lie on the runway’s flight path. AAI will also develop night landing

facilities for aircraft at the airport. As of now, operations at the airport are only allowed until

sunset.

8. The Central Vigilance Commission has recommended major penalty proceedings, including

possible dismissal from service against 5 senior officials of AAI for awarding ground

handling services at Chennai and Kolkata airports to a particular firm in violation of several

rules. The recommendation comes after almost over three years of allegations, meandering

1 Newspaper Clippings

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probes and outrageous moves over the contract for comprehensive ground handling services

at Chennai and Kolkata airports. The investigations established that the eligibility conditions

were made to suit a particular bidder.

9. DGCA has “directed” the airlines to refund the excess amount collected by them as

Development Fee for departing international and domestic passengers flying out of Delhi

Airport who had booked their tickets before January 1, 2013, as the Development Fee at

Delhi Airports has been halved from January 1, 2013.

10. MAS GMR Aerospace Engineering is in talks with SpiceJet for offering aircraft

maintenance repair and overhaul services for its newly acquired Bombardier Q400 fleet.

MAS GMR Aerospace Engineering is also in discussions with Jet Airways for MRO

services at RGIA, Hyderabad.

11. MoCA is working on new Route Dispersal Policy to establish better air connectivity to small

cities, which would include various measures to encourage airlines to begin operations to

such places. The policy is likely to be ready by end-March and the policy would provide

ways to cross-subsidise these operations by the airlines flying to such destinations.

12. MoCA has decided to scrap the existing rule that makes it mandatory for domestic airlines to

deploy 10% of capacity on non-viable routes like the Northeast, Jammu and Kashmir and

Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The airlines willing to fly to routes would be given subsidy

under the Essential Air Services Fund. This would be funded partly by the central

government’s budgetary support and partly by imposing a cess on passengers flying between

the country’s metros. Also, the state governments would be asked to underwrite some seats

on these routes to support domestic airlines. The list for non-viable routes (Category 2),

apart from the current locations, would be extended and re-categorized to include other

regional connections that do not make good money at present. The changes planned would

be incorporated in the new regional connectivity policy.

13. Himachal Pradesh on 6

th January launched a helicopter service for remote snowbound tribal

areas particularly Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur districts, Pangi in Chamba district and Dodra

Kwar in Shimla district which remains cut off in winter due to snow. The state government

has taken a 26-seater helicopter from Pawan Hans Helicopter service on a five-year lease.

14. Maharashtra Government has decided to buy 9 amphibian airplanes, also called sea-planes,

which can land on water as well as roads to promote tourism. The idea was mooted by

Maritime Energy Heli Air Services which has signed a MoU with the Maharashtra

Government to start seaplane services in Mumbai, Pune and Nashik from 1st April 2013.

15. Puducherry state government has taken the initiative of providing free electricity, water and

security for 5 years to reduce operational costs incurred by AAI. The initiative comes in

pursuance of an agreement signed between the Puducherry government and the AAI in 2007

for the development of the airport and making it operational.

16. MoCA has established contact with a majority of the 27 members of Star Alliance and has

got a favorable response for Air India joining the alliance.

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17. MoCA is planning to constitute an Air Transport Economic Board that could submit

recommendations to the government on air fare bands on various sectors. The proposal

comes after the government received several complaints about high air-fare being charged

by private airlines.

18. According to Andhra Pradesh state minister for infrastructure, ports and airport Shri Ganta

Srinivasa Rao, the Andhra Pradesh government is proposing to develop seven Greenfield

Airports in a PPP mode, each entailing an investment of between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs

2,000 crore. The new airports, in which the state government will hold some equity, will

come up in Tier-II regions like Warangal, Kothagudem, Tadepalligudem, Vizainagaram,

Srikakulam, Ongole and Nellore. Besides, the government proposes to upgrade the existing

airport at Kadapa. While private investors will be spending Rs 1,000-2,000 crore on each of

these Greenfield Airports, the state government will offer concessions including land, water,

power and approach road facilities, besides waiving registration fees so as to allow the

investors to commence commercial activities on the government-allotted land.

19. The Government has dissolved the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure led by the Prime

Minister that was virtually the single window for approving both policy and projects. Now,

all infrastructure projects will be routed through the new Cabinet Committee on Investment,

the diluted version of the National Investment Board originally proposed. All policy issues

relating to infrastructure like ports, airports, roads, railways, telecom and power will now be

referred to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs as the new Cabinet Committee on

Investment is at its formative stage.

20. The Maharashtra state Urban Development Department has designed a policy to acquire

land from locals for the Navi Mumbai International Airport, and will give 22.5 hectares of

land for every 100 hectares of land taken. The Navi Mumbai Airport project needs 1,160

hectares and 291 hectares are yet to be acquired. The proposal is to be discussed with the

state cabinet.

21. MoCA has directed airlines to refund the excess ADF to passengers flying from Delhi who

booked at the older rated but will be travelling after January 1 when lower rates came in

force.

22. Kerala government has decided to participate in the Aranmula International Airport by

converting the government land allegedly encroached upon by the airport company into

equity. The land would be handed over at market price, which would be treated as 10%

equity in the Rs 2000 crore project. One government representative would be on the board

of directors of the company - Aranmula Aviation Ltd. - formed to execute the Greenfield

airport project. The Airport has also received ‘in-principle approval’ of MoCA which is

effective from September 4, 2012. This approval is the final clearance granted by the

steering committee of the Ministry chaired by Secretary, MoCA.

23. The Central Government has granted in-principal sanction for constructing a new Air Traffic

Control tower at the NSC Bose International Airport, Kolkata at an estimated cost of Rs 240

crore.

24. According to IATA Airlines Financial Monitor for November and December 2012, profits

of airlines in most parts of the world in Q3 of 2012-13 have gone up compared to the same

period last year, indicating optimism in the global financial markets. Quoting global

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financial indexes, IATA said global airlines, including those from Asia, showed an upward

trend since late September with European airlines shares experiencing the strongest rise, up

55%. Asia Pacific airlines shares also gained over the month, but prices have been largely

subdued throughout 2012, hampered by weak air cargo demand.

25. MoCA has sought allocation of Rs 3,500 crore in the upcoming Budget for 2013-14 to

strengthen Air India and develop aviation infrastructure. This is in addition to Rs 5000 crore

due from the current fiscal, comprising Rs 4600 crore as equity infusion and Rs 400 crore as

interest to be paid on bonds worth Rs 7400 crore issued to banks and financial institutions

that have lent money to AI. MoCA is also seeking Rs 200 crore for AAI and Rs 80 crore for

the proposed National Aviation University that would impart training to pilots and air traffic

controllers.

26. DGCA has initiated an inquiry to know what exactly makes one flight reach a destination far

quicker than others flying on the same route. DGCA on orders from MoCA has called a

meeting of all airlines informally seeking reasons for such differences in flight duration.

According to DGCA, longer duration of flight provides an airline extra time for consecutive

flights and ultimately enables it to report a better on-time performance. To discourage this

practice, a committee formed under Joint Secretary, MoCA had stipulated that the difference

in the maximum and minimum flight duration between two destinations should not exceed

10 minutes, earlier the difference allowed was 30 minutes.

27. DGCA on 17th January grounded Air India’s 6 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft following an

emergency airworthiness directive issued by Federal Aviation Administration that

operations of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft be “temporarily ceased”. The FAA said there

was a “potential; battery fire risk” in the aircarfts that “required operators to temporarily

cease operations”. The Government of India has decided that the aircraft will not be allowed

to fly until a formal clearance is granted by FAA and DGCA, India on the air-worthiness of

the Dreamliner.

28. Bihar State Government has decided to hand over a small tract of land measuring 6.37 acres

to AAI for the expansion of Jaiprakash Narayan Airport, Patna for Rs 114.66 crore. The

government is also considering shifting the airport from Patna to Bihta, which is a defence

airfield 20 km away from the existing facility.

29. DGCA had contacted CEO’s of all the airlines on 11th

January advising them not to succumb

to the trend of reducing air fares, which SpiceJet started with the three-day scheme. DGCA

told them that the regular fliers would take advantage of the scheme rather than new fliers,

in turn poaching others traffic.

30. Supreme Court on 23rd

January restrained airlines from levying transaction fee in any form

on passenger who book their air tickets through agents. Supreme Court also came down on

DGCA for not enforcing its own direction dated December 17, 2012 which had restrained

the airlines from charging transaction fee from passengers. Transaction fees include charges

collected and retained by ages for issue of tickets of domestic airlines.

On 17th

January, Supreme Court has said that DGCA was expected to act more than just a

stamping office for airlines as it is authorized to regulate air fares. The Court said “DGCA

can certainly interfere with the tariffs whenever found predatory and excessive. But DGCA

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its role is limited to safety and licensing aspects”. The Supreme Court has asked DGCA to

file a comprehensive affidavit, bringing on record all the instructions or orders passed on

tariff fixation and collection of different charges from the passengers. The Supreme Court

directed DGCA and MoCA to clarify as to what charges other than the base fare can be

levied on air passengers and if the base fare includes all government taxes. The Supreme

Court also asked DGCA to state if airlines were still charging transaction fee from

passengers despite the December 17 DGCA circular that said airlines companies cannot

charge the fee. The Court also sought the status of compliance of a May 10 DGCA order

that asked the airlines to ensure that the fares offered to passenger does not exceed the fare

band exhibited on airlines respective websites and that the turbulence in the airline sector

should not prompt an upward revision in fares. The bench asked the DGCA if any action has

been taken against airlines found violating any of the two decisions. The Court also directed

FIA to file a detailed affidavit, setting forth the tariff structure, “which shall fairly explain all

the components and also the total fare which is collected from the passengers on the basis of

these components, to and for tariff as well as the maximum and minimum fare in a journey.

31. DGCA has decided to form a committee to review the air fare structure and make it more

transparent after a Supreme Court ruling on 23rd February asking DGCA to probe the

pricing policy.

32. Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram has asked state governments to slash taxes on ATF

to give some relief to the airline industry, severely hurt by rise in fuel prices.

33. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the recommendations made by

the Inter-Ministerial Task Force under the chairmanship of Member, Planning Commission

on budgetary ceilings for annuity commitments under PPP projects across sectors. The

recommendation of the committee would ensure that future budgetary options do not get

restricted due to annuity payments for PPP projects. The guidelines will streamline the

process of structuring and sanction of projects under annuity mode of PPP.

34. ASSOCHAM has written to Ministry of Finance to consider increasing the limit of liquor

allowance to four litres per passenger from the present 2 litres. ASSOCHAM has said that

this would stimulate industry buying on international arrivals and the enhanced limit would

add approximately Rs 300 crore to the exchequer.

35. AAI has imitated the process of roping in foreign companies for operating and maintaining

Kolkata and Chennai airports, in line with recommendations of Planning Commission task

force. AAI is also planning to develop Kolkata and Chennai airports into air hubs and has

appointed CAPA to conduct a study at the Kolkata Airport to identify the requirements. The

study will be completed by March-April’13. CAPA has already done a similar study for the

Chennai Airport.

36. According to AAI, the upcoming Sikkim Airport is likely to be operational by 2014 end.

The Rs 310-crore project is being developed by Punj Lloyd at Pakyong, 30 km south of

Gangtok and located in the eastern part of the state. The airport will be spread over 197.72

hectares and would rank one among the five highest airports in India since it is located at an

altitude of 4,700 ft and flanked by deep valleys on both ends of the runway.

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37. Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited on 24th

January resumed its passenger services between

Guwahati and Naharlagun in Andhra Pradesh with a brand new Mi-172 helicopter with

seating capacity of 26 passengers.

38. MoCA has decided to review privileges available to VIPs at airports in India and rationalize

the list of dignitaries exempted from pre-embarkation security checks vis-à-vis other foreign

countries. MoCA has written to all Indian mission abroad on January 18 seeking details

about the facilities available to dignitaries in those countries at domestic and international

airports, including exemption from pre-embarkation security checks. MoCA has also written

to MEA requesting it to check the facility of ceremonial lounges extended to VIPs at

international airports. MoCA is also reviewing privilege extended to former presidents,

former civil aviation ministers and former aviation secretaries.

39. The Bombay High Court has rejected a plea by Cidco to exempt the Navi Mumbai

International Airport project from Forest Conservation Act clearances. On 23rd

January, the

state government appointed Cidco as the special planning authority for around 10 to 25 km

peripheral area of the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport at Panvel.

40. AAI has earned revenue of Rs 5,879 crore for the financial year 2011-12 up from Rs 5,139

crore in 2010-11. Profit before tax stood at Rs 1, 364 crore and AAI paid Rs 171.9 crore as

dividend, up from the previous year’s Profit before tax Rs 169.3 crore to the Government of

India. AAI has spent Rs 2,095 crore in 2011-12 to modernize its airports, terminal buildings,

passenger facilities and air traffic and navigational aids.

41. International Lease Finance Corporation is struggling to retrieve 6 Airbus SAS aircraft in

India formerly operated by Kingfisher Airlines saying its being “held hostage” by

government authorities.

42. AAI on 30th

January signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Karnataka State

Government to upgrade Hubli Airport to international standards. The upgradation includes

extending the runway from the present 5,400 feet to 7,500 feet to facilitate landing of large

aircraft such as Boeing which is expected to cost Rs 90 crore, new taxiway, roofing, fire

station and a domestic terminal building.

43. The central government has limited the number of pilgrimages to a Haj applicant through

the government-owned Haj Committee of India to ‘once a life time’ as against the existing

‘once in five years’ in order to restrict the subsidy granted to the Haj pilgrimage.

44. Civil Aviation Authorities are considering a proposal of a mobile boarding passes, which

will allow passengers not to carry copies of their boarding passes.

45. The Business Operators Association has moved AERAAT challenging the increase of

parking charges at Mumbai International Airport. The association claims that the increase in

parking charges was approved by AERA on January 15 after earlier being rejected by

AERA.

46. MoCA has decided to roll back a hike in royalty charged from the companies providing

MRO to business jet owners and charter flight operators. In a letter dated January 7, MoCA

informed stakeholders of scrapping royalty charges which by a previous notification were

increased by as much as 33% from 13% for MRO service providers in August 2012.

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47. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has started the process of giving clearance to the

proposed Greenfield airport at Mopa in Goa.

48. The annual traffic report issued by Dubai Airport has stated that India is the Dubai

International Airports single biggest country destination in terms of passenger number in

2012 and Mumbai and Delhi are amongst the busiest routes from UAE. The passenger

number between Dubai and India continued to show robust growth during 2012, with total

passenger traffic rising 7.4% year on year to 7.34 million passengers in 2012.

49. DGCA has proposed new draft rules that will make it mandatory for cabin crew to give a

minimum notice period of three months to the airlines which employ them before cabin

crew quit their jobs. The DGCA has proposed that if this is not done, then the concerned

person may not be able to work as cabin crew for a minimum period of two years. DGCA

proposed this after concluding that cabin crew has been resigning suddenly resulting in

cancellation of flights ay the last minute causing inconvenience and harassment to

passengers. DGCA has observed that if cabin crew resign without giving three months of

notice and if this results in sudden cancellation of flights, then it would be treated “as an act

against public interest”.

50. AAI Chairman has said that Chennai Airport has the potential of becoming hub for airline

companies in Southeast Asia region. The Emirates group has shown interest in making

Chennai Airport as its hub.

51. Civil Aviation Secretary K.N. Shrivastava has urged the Tamil Nadu Government to send a

formal proposal to MoCA for constructing a new airport at Sriperumbudur. MoCA had

given its ‘in-principal’ approval and recommendations for the project.

ATF PRICES

1. Jet fuel prices are hiked by 2% on 1st February 2013. The price of Aviation Turbine Fuel at

Delhi Airport was hiked by Rs 1,324.84 per kilolitre, to Rs 67,561.04 per kilolitre and at

Mumbai Airport was hiked by Rs 1380.07 per kilolitre, to Rs 69,826.98 per kilolitre

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2. AIRPORTS1

1. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata new international terminal was

inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee on 20th

January. Changi Airport, Singapore and

Zurich International Airport, Switzerland have evinced interest to carry out the operations

and maintenance of the modernized terminal of the Airport. The terminal would be made

fully operational in around 2 months.

AERA has also allowed the levy of UDF at Kolkata Airport. From 16th

February to 31st

March 2013, passengers will have to pay Rs 400 for domestic passengers and Rs 1000 for

international passengers as UDF. From 1st April to 31

st March 31 2014, passengers will have

to pay Rs 424 for domestic passengers and Rs 1060 for international passengers as UDF. For

Financial Year 2015, the UDF rate will be revised again to Rs 449 for domestic passengers

and Rs 1124 for international. In addition to this, AERA has also allowed an increase of 5%

over the prevailing cargo tariff from February 16 and proposed a further 5% increase at the

beginning of fiscal 2014 and 2015.

2. Chennai Airport was inaugurated by Vice-President Shri Hamid Ansari on 31st January. The

modernized terminal has a handling capacity of 10 million domestic and 4 million

international passengers. The overall handling capacity including the existing capacity is 23

million. AAI will remodel and redesign the existing terminal buildings to increase total

passenger handling capacity of the airport to 40 million passengers.

3. Kannur International Airport has floated Request for Qualification document to determine

the eligible firms for the detailed designing, earthworks and concrete works of the proposed

international airport. The cost of the work is estimated to be around Rs 700 crore and the

time period to complete the work is 30 months. The last date to submit tender is February 14

and the airport will be operational by 2015 December.

2.1 Bangalore International Airport Pvt. Ltd.2

1. Following the launch of the Kaapi Trail Festival last year, BIAL has collaborated with the

Ministry of Karnataka Tourism and Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. to fulfill its commitment of

making Kaapi Trail a single click bookable experience. The Kaapi Trail is a unique concept-

a voyage of discovery of South India via the “Journey of the Bean”. The Trails offer a

plethora of opportunities: Learning about the history of coffee and the processing of the

bean; engaging with the local culture, traditions and cuisine; stays in ancestral homes and

plantations; refreshing mountain treks and cycling tours; Heritage walks with visits to

ancient temples and palaces and experiences of wildlife and wilderness via jeep safaris and

The Tholpety and Bhadra Sanctuaries. The trails on offer are wild, leisure and heritage trail.

2. The Operations team at Bangalore International Airport Ltd. has launched the ‘Airside

Operations Handbook’. The book contains details of various manuals, annexes of ICAO,

CAR, AAI and BIAL without compromising the meaning and sense of the sentence. This

book can also be used as a training manual for newly inducted members of airside

operations team and can be a guide for others working in this environment.


2 Information provided by BIAL

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3. BIAL collaborated with Air France to surprise passengers who arrived from Paris CDG with

customized gifts on Christmas Eve i.e. 25th

December 2012. Customized and tagged, the

packages were delivered on the baggage belts – much to the astonishment of guests. The

gesture was part of an innovative joint initiative between the airline and Bengaluru airport.

Benguluru International Airport was the only destination in India where the activity was

conducted by Air France.

2.2 Cochin International Airport Pvt. Ltd.1

1. CIAL has registered 11.75% increase in international passenger traffic for April-December

2012 compared to the corresponding previous period. On the domestic front, the passenger

movement has seen a dip of nearly 9.8% for April-December 2012.

2.3 Delhi International Airport Pvt. Ltd.2

1. DIAL is showcasing India’s art through a series of exhibitions called ‘Art Walk’. It is a first-

of-its-kind exhibition which is an eclectic mix of artworks by some of India’s established as

well as emerging artists. It is an attempt by DIAL to provide a platform for flier to

appreciate Indian art, buy art works and raise awareness about art. The exhibition is being

presented in three seasons ‘Hemanta –Shishir’ (Pre winter-Winter), ‘Besanta- Greeshma’

(Spring-Summer) and ‘Varsha-Sharda’ (Monsoon-Autumn). ‘Hemanta –Shishir’ is currently

being showcased on at Terminal 1D till March 15.The exhibition has been created as a

platform for artists to appear under one umbrella that will facilitate a space enabling artist-

passenger interaction through a diversity of experiences and activities through art.

2. IGIA handled a record number of 73 air traffic movements in an hour between 2 pm and 3

pm on 24th

January, the largest number of hourly air traffic movements ever made at any

airport in India. For half-an-hour, two runways were in use and for other half-an-hour three

runways were in use. The average number of flights that usually operate from the airport in

one hour is 55-60. The hourly capacity at IGIA if 2 runways are used is 75 and if 3 runways

are used is 85.

2.4 GMR Hyderabad International Airport Pvt. Ltd.3

1. GMR Aviation Academy is commencing its 2nd term of Professional Aviation Courses at

RGIA, Hyderabad from March 2013. GMR AA is an Authorized Training Center for various

IATA professional courses. GMR AA is known for its professional standards and an ideal

Training Centre for students and professionals of Airports, Airlines, Air Traffic Control,

Cargo, Safety, Security, Travel Agencies, Tour Operators, other Airport Service Providers

and Corporate Aviation. Academy has its own distinctive advantage of utilizing the airport

facilities for hands-on practical experience for the course participants.

2. RGIA has won the First Prize (private category) and a rolling trophy for its colourful and

picturesque landscaping all around the airport. The award which came to the airport for the

third consecutive year, was declared at the Horti Expo & Garden Festival 2013, conducted

by the Dept. of Horticulture, Govt. of A.P. In addition, RGIA also won the First Prize for

1 Newspaper clipping

2 DIAL Website and Newspaper Clipping

3 Information provided by GHIAL

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maintaining Best Traffic Islands (Rotaries) and Second Prize in the Residential Township

category.

Every year, the Department of Horticulture, Govt. of A.P., organises a garden festival during

the month of January. During this festival, the department encourages the garden developers

of private/government institutes, colleges, industries, hospitals, and individuals etc. to

showcase their landscaped gardens. This year, there were about 126 entries under various

categories. The gardens were judged by a panel of experts in the same field and evaluated

based on the quality standards of development and maintenance. GMR Hyderabad

International Airport’s Horticulture team has so far landscaped around 600 acres of area

consisting of 16000 trees, 17 lakh shrubs and 1.8 lakh square meters of lawns giving

lush green look, harmonically balancing 35000 sq.mt of landscape elements at the airport

premises.

2.5 Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd.1

1. MIAL has cancelled 6 departure slots of Kingfisher Airlines and has allocated the slots to

IndiGo Airlines. MIAL on 28th

January filed a case in the Bombay high Court against

Kingfisher Airlines for recovering dues of Rs 35.5 crore (Rs 18 crore in parking and landing

charges and Rs 17 crore in passenger service fees). MIAL has sought attachment of

Kingfisher Airlines properties.

2. MIAL between January 10-11, 2013 organised and hosted a 2-day Environmental

Management Workshop for Aviation under the auspices of DGCA and as part of the

European Union – India Civil Aviation Cooperation Project. The purpose of the workshop

was to build both basic and advanced environmental management capacity in aviation

through theoretical and practical sessions on the complete range of environmental issues

including noise management, climate change, local air quality, waste management, wildlife

control etc. Special attention was given to the current scenario in India, new DGCA

requirements as well as international developments especially for carbon management and

noise management.

3. AERA on 16th January 2013 approved 154% rise in the airport charges at CSIA, Mumbai.

The new tariff will come into effect from 1st February 2013. AERA has approved collection

of UDF from passengers flying out of Mumbai. Initially, passengers will have to pay Rs 346

(domestic) and Rs 692 (international) as UDF from February 1 to March 31, 2013. From

April, passengers will be charged Rs 274 (domestic) and Rs 574 (international) as UDF. The

charges will be in effect for a year.

4. MIAL on 24th January awarded the duty-free retail contract for the upcoming new

passenger Terminal 2 that is scheduled to open in September 2013. The contract for the

duty-free shops has been awarded to the consortium led by Aer Rianta International, spread

over an area of 50,850 sq ft. The Nuance Group (India) Pvt. Ltd. has been awarded the

contract for Fashion, Luxury and Lifestyle Duty Free concession that includes luxury and

premium fashion apparel and accessories, jewellery, watches and luxury concepts spread

over an area of approximately 12,690 sq ft.

1 MIAL Website and Newspaper Clippings

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3. AIRLINES1

1. Jagson Airlines, non-scheduled operator, has decided to re-launch its operations and has

sought DGCA’s permission to certify its maintenance schedules and carry out calibration of

equipment so as to resume its operations in the next one month. Jagson Airlines has three

18-seater Dornier-228 planes and the airline plans to restart with three routes including

Shimla, Kullu and Meerut.

3.1 Air India (AI)

1. AI will gain Rs 500 crore a year from higher discounts on jet fuel as AI has agreed to the Oil

Ministry’s demand of clearing past bills of Rs 4,235 crore by April 2014 and buy 80% of its

fuel from Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). In addition, state oil firms will give discounts to AI

at par with private airlines provided AI gives a written undertaking to pay dues of oil

companies (Rs 4,235 crore) in a time bound manner.

2. AI has issued a fresh tender on January 1 to sell 5 Boeing 777-200LR aircraft. AI also made

$150 million through the sale and leaseback of 6 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. AI in 2005 had

placed an order for the Dreamliners at a price of $90 million an aircraft, in 2012, AI sold the

aircrafts at an average of $115 million – a profit of $25 million from each aircraft. The funds

would be used to partly repay the bridge loan of $695 million it had taken to buy the aircraft.

3. AI has written to MoCA saying that allowing the Jet – Etihad deal to go through could affect

the overall complexion of international air passenger flow to and from India.

4. AI’s Boeing 787 Dreamliners will remain grounded till February 17. On 17th

January AI

grounded its 6 Boeing 787 Dreamliners following FAA direction to ground the aircrafts due

to battery problems. The grounding has increased AI’s fuel cost by Rs 40 lakh daily, apart

from changes in the flight schedule. Now, AI has deployed Boeing 747-400 on the Delhi-

Dubai route and clubbed the Paris and Frankfurt routes using a Boeing 777-300 extended

range. AI was operating six Boeing 787s on three domestic routes – Bangalore, Chennai and

Kolkata – and three international routes – Dubai, Frankfurt and Paris.

5. AI is planning to offer board-level representation to pilots in an attempt to induct technical

expertise on its board and offer representation to pilots. The selection of the member will be

done through an interview and will be conducted by the Public Enterprises Selection Board.

6. AI has been ranked 58th

among 60 listed airlines by Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation

Centre leading to a position of third least safe airline after China Airlines and TAM Airlines.

However, Air India has described the data used for the listing as "factually incorrect" and

raised doubts about its methodology.

7. AI has finalised a deal with State Bank of India to lease out 4 floors at Nariman Point,

Mumbai.

8. Air India Transport Services Ltd. and Air India Engineering Services Ltd., the two new

wholly-owned subsidiaries would become operational from February 1. Air India Transport


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Services Ltd. would carry out ground handling activities and Air India Engineering Services

Ltd. would be responsible for maintenance, repair and overhaul activities. AI would provide

Air India Engineering Services Ltd. Rs 375 crore as capital expenditure over three years and

would give Rs 393 crore over 12 years to Air India Transport Services Ltd.

9. AI is resuming its Kolkata – Dhaka daily flight from 7th

February.

3.2 Kingfisher Airlines (KFA)

1. A group of 6 public sector lenders had a meeting with KFA on 4

th January to examine the

viability of the revival plan presented by the airline. The meeting didn’t make any headway

as the promoter didn’t give any commitment on fund infusion.

The lenders again met on 18th

January to decide the course of action. Lenders asked KFA to

bring in equity of at least Rs 800 to Rs1,000 crore to repay past dues and to come with a

timeline on capital infusion to revive the airline. The lenders refrained from committing to

any lines of credit immediately.

2. A section of Kingfisher employees on 9th

January threatened to file a winding up petition in

the court under the Company’s Act, if the management does not share its revival plan with

them. In response to this, Vijay Mallya on 10th

January wrote an email to employees sharing

details of the airline’s revival plan telling them that the airline plans to restart operations by

summer 2013 in a limited way with seven aircraft which would be increased to 21 aircraft

within 4 months after that and eventually to 57 aircraft. He also said about Rs 650 crore

would be injected by his UB Group and associates for the re-start of operations.

Ex-pilots of KFA on 21st January served a legal notice on the airline for winding up the

company to enable recovery of their dues. The company has till 31st January for clearing

salary dues, failing which the ex-pilots will file a petition for winding up the company in a

high court. The ex-pilots has also sought action under the Income Tax Act as the airline

deducted tax deducted at source but did not deposit the same with tax authorities and failed

to give Form 16 to employees. KFA Engineers are also planning to take similar steps.

3. Kingfisher Airlines has been warned by AAI that it will take away space allotted to it at

airports across the country if it fails to submit a “functional” plan by mid-January.

4. KFA has received “no–objection certificate” from oil companies and some aircraft leasing

firms to restart operations. Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Ajit Singh on 22nd

January said

that Kingfisher Airlines would need infusion of Rs 1,000 crore, no-objection certificates

from airport operators including AAI and pay its employees before it can fly again.

5. Supreme Court on 22nd

January refused to stay the operation of Karnataka High Court

verdict that directed KFA to deposit more than Rs 200 crore with the income tax department

as tax deduced at source from its employees wages. KFA on 16th

January had challenged

Karnataka High Court order of December 5 asking KFA to deposit 50% of Rs 371 crore,

which was due to be paid as TDS to the IT department.

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6. Oriental Bank of Commerce has initiated steps to recover the Rs 55 crore fund exposure it

has to KFA. OBC has invoked a guarantee provided by the aircraft manufacturer, Airbus

Industries.

3.3 SpiceJet

1. SpiceJet has connected Chennai – Mysore (via Bangalore) and Puducherry to Bangalore

with direct flights. It has also connected Mysore with Mumbai and Delhi from 14th

January

and Puducherry with Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Kolkata from 17th

January. Mysore

will also be connected with Delhi and Bangalore. SpiceJet is launching daily flights

connecting Delhi with Allahabad from February 4. On International route, SpiceJet is

launching 4 weekly flights from New Delhi to Guangzhou from February 8.

2. SpiceJet in a disclosure to the Bombay Stock Exchange on 8th

January informed that more

than 18.52 lakh shares pledged by Kal Airways have been released.

3. SpiceJet has raked in over Rs 160 crore through sale of discounted fares within a period of

just three days, which is about 40% of its monthly revenue of Rs 400 crore through ticket

sales. On 11th

January, SpiceJet announced sale of a million tickets across its network for Rs

2013 each, the offer was valid for 12-14 January 2013. The sales of tickets were for travel

between February 1 and April 30.

4. The Chennai office of Registrar of Companies on 26th

December sent a showcase notice to

SpiceJet for alleged violation of provisions of the Companies Act.

5. SpiceJet has reported Rs 102 crore net profit for the quarter ended December 31, 2012

compared with Rs 39.26 crore net loss for the corresponding period the previous year. Q3

revenue stood at Rs 1,602 crore compared with Rs 1,172 crore a year ago.

6. SpiceJet plans to cut costs by keeping fewer expatriate pilots on its payroll and changing

flight crew schedules to help end two years of losses.

3.4 Jet Airways

1. Jet Airways on 3rd

January confirmed that it is in talks with Etihad Airways for a potential

stake sale though terms had not been finalised.

2. Jet Airways has added a second flight to Dubai from New Delhi from middle of January and

will be suspending Delhi-Milan flights from February 2013.

3. Jet Airways has been ranked 37th world's safest airline among 60 listed airlines by Jet

Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre. To arrive at the rankings, Jet Airliner Crash Data

Evaluation Centre culled data on air crashes and fatalities in the last 30 years and factored in

international safety benchmarks.

4. Jet Airways has reported a net profit of Rs 85 crore for the third quarter ended December 31,

2012 as compared to a net loss of Rs 101 crore for the corresponding period of the previous

year. Jet Airways reported total revenue of Rs 4251 crore, up 6.6%. JetLite reported total

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revenue of Rs 519 crore and a net profit of Rs 8 crore for the third quarter as against a net

loss of Rs 21.6 crore in the year-ago period.

3.5 Indigo

1. IndiGo has introduced new daily flights connecting Bangalore, Goa and Kolkata from

January 16. IndiGo has also announced the launch of a daily direct flights connecting

Chennai with Singapore, Trivandrum with Dubai and a second daily direct flight between

Mumbai and Dubai from March 1. The airline is also mulling to commence flight services to

Singapore from Hyderabad and Bengaluru to expand its presence in the international market.

2. MoCA has given its approval to IndiGo to import only 5 of the 16 aircrafts it had sought in

2013 and has asked detailed plan as to where the airlines want to use these 11 planes. IndiGo

has taken delivery of its first A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip

devices.

3. IndiGo is in talks with British Airways over a ticketing and baggage sharing agreement

known as interline agreement, which allows customers from two airlines to buy connecting

flights on one ticket.

3.6 GoAir

1. GoAir’s EGM on December 4 passed a resolution that the airline could venture into the real

estate sector.

2. GoAir has recorded net loss of Rs 133.72 crore in 2011-12 compared with net profit of Rs

60.05 crore in 2010-11. The loss due to increasing fuel prices, weak rupee and intense

competition which lowered average fares across airlines.

3. GoAir is planning to introduce daily flights to Ahmedabad, Guwahati and Bagdogra from

Kolkata from February 4. GoAir is mulling introduction of flights to smaller cities (tier-2

and tier-3) offering strongest growth opportunities with smaller – 48-78 seater aircraft like

ATR. The smaller aircraft has benefits on fuel charges, landing charges, navigation and

parking.

4. GoAir will acquire 8 more aircrafts to increase its fleet to 21 by July 2014 from the existing

13.

3.7 Air Mantra

1. Air Mantra on 7

th January launched commercial air services from Jammu to Kargil to

facilitate the movement of people of the mountainous area, which remains cut-off from other

parts of the state during the winter

3.8 International Airlines

1. Mihin Lanka will introduce Colombo-Delhi flight services from February 2013.

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4. INTERNATIONAL NEWS1

1. AirAsia is planning to launch an Airline in India in partnership with an Indian promoter.

AirAsia will hold 49% in the venture that will apply for an aviation license. AirAsia has

approached Videocon Group and the discussions are at a preliminary stage.

2. Chief Executive Office of Qatar Airways has said that the Airline is interested in purchasing

a stake in an Indian airline once they are sure the regulations and the laws are properly

liberalized.

3. Heathrow Airport has handled a record 70 million passengers in 2012. The airport increased

its passengers by 0.9% compared to 2011.

4. N-Air International is planning to launch a budget carrier from Fujairah in the UAE, with an

initial plan to have flights five days a week to South Indian destinations especially Kochi

from June/July 2013. N-Air International LLC, a US company based in Florida, is a public

charter company that operates passenger flights from cities in the USA to various

destinations in the Caribbean.

5. The delegation of Jet Airways and Etihad Airlines including Shri Naresh Goyal, Chairman

Jet Airways and James Hogan, President and CEO of Etihad Airways met the Union

Minister of Aviation, Shri Ajit Singh and Union Minister of Commerce Industry and

Textiles, Shri Anand Sharma on 31st January to discuss the Etihad airways investment in

India. According to news articles, the Ministers supported the proposed deal. Further, the

Delegation will meet Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on 1st February for potential

investment. Etihad Airways is planning to acquire about 24% of Jet Airways for $300

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5. CARGO1

1. The Government of India is proposing to make significant amendments in the existing

Customs Act 1962 in the ensuing budget session.

2. As a result of commercial operations commencing from the second cargo terminal at IGIA,

New Delhi, Customs have issued ‘Standard Operating Procedures’ to address issues

concerning movement of Customs bonded and other cargo, meant for export, with in the Air

Cargo Complex.

3. The Central Board of Excise and Customs has advocated the use of Video Cameras and

CCTVs Systems to prohibit and prevent unlawful entry after taking note of the fact the

Video Cameras and CCTVs Systems are not installed by many Custodians/Customs Cargo

Service Providers in Custom bonded areas. The CBEC has declared that Commissioner of

Customs, at the time of notification/order under Section 8 of the Customs Act, 1962 for

specifying Customs area for loading and unloading of imported or export goods and

appointment of Custodian under Section 45 of the Customs Act 1962 should ensure that

Video Cameras and CCTVs are installed in the Customs area for security and to prohibit

unauthorized access to the premises. The video footage should be available to Customs,

which shall regularly monitor the same.

4. The Commissioner of Customs Bangalore has given permission to authorized courier service

providers to undertake transhipment of courier export shipments from Bangalore Airport for

a period of one year from the date of issuance. Bangalore Airport will now offer customs

clearance for export courier consignments at Bangalore International Airport, for onward

transhipment of export cargo to all other customs airports for the purpose of air export from

India.

5. Global Air Cargo Advisory Group has created a ‘roadmap for paperless air cargo’ to

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6. AERA APPELLATE TRIBUNAL1

1. Appeal No. 09/2012 of Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (MIAL) Vs. AERA came up

for hearing on 4th January 2013. The counsel appearing on behalf of MIAL stated that he

may be permitted to withdraw the appeal. AERAAT granted the permission and

accordingly, the matter is disposed of.

2. Appeal No. 07/2012 of Delhi International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (DIAL) Vs. AERA came up for

hearing on 4th January 2013 which was further listed for 11th January 2013. On 11th

January hearing, the Appellate Tribunal listed the matter for 14th January 2013. On 14th

January, the Appellate Tribunal granted two weeks time to the Appellant Counsel as the

Counsel wanted to file rejoinders to the counter affidavits filed by the Respondents. The

matter was then listed for hearing on 14th & 15th February, 2013.

3. Appeal No. 07/2011 of Bangalore International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (BIAL) Vs. Union of India

& Ors. came up for hearing on 4th January 2013. On 4th January hearing, the matter was

listed for 11th January 2013. On 11th January hearing, the Appellate Tribunal listed the

matter for 15th February 2013.

4. Appeal No. 12/2011 of Bangalore International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (BIAL) Vs. AERA & Anr.

came up for hearing on 4th January 2013. On 4th January hearing, the matter was listed for

11th January 2013. On 11th January hearing, the Appellate Tribunal listed the matter for

15th February 2013.

5. Appeal No. 08/2011 of GMR HIAL Vs. AERA & Anr. came up for hearing on 4th January

2013. On 4th January hearing, the matter was listed for 11th January 2013. On 11th January

hearing, the Appellate Tribunal listed the matter for 15th February 2013.

6. Appeal No. 10/2011 of GMR HIAL Vs. AERA & Anr. came up for hearing on 4th January

2013. On 4th January hearing, the matter was listed for 11th January 2013. On 11th January

hearing, the Appellate Tribunal listed the matter for 15th February 2013.

7. Appeal No. 09/2011 of Cochin International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (CIAL) Vs. AERA came up

for hearing on 4th January 2013. On 4th January hearing, the matter was listed for 11th

January 2013. On 11th January hearing, the Appellate Tribunal listed the matter for 15th

February 2013.

8. Appeal No. 11/2011 of Cochin International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (CIAL) Vs. AERA came up

for hearing on 4th January 2013. On 4th January hearing, the matter was listed for 11th

January 2013. On 11th January hearing, the Appellate Tribunal listed the matter for 15th

February 2013.

9. Appeal No. 06/2012 (with IA No. 10/2012 for stay) of Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA)

Vs. AERA & Anr. (DIAL) came up for hearing on 4th January 2013. The counsel appearing

for DIAL requested to file a rejoinder as he has not been able to file the same in spite of the

time granted earlier. AERAAT has granted two weeks’ further time by way of a last

opportunity. The Appellate Tribunal listed the matter for 8th February 2013.

1 AERA Appellate Tribunal Cause List and Orders

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10. Appeal No. 11/2012 (with IA No. 11. 24 & 26) of Lufthansa German Airlines & Ors. Vs.

AERA & Anr. (DIAL) came up for hearing on 4th January 2013. The Appellate Tribunal

listed the matter for 8th February 2013.

11. Appeal No. 10/2012 (with IA No. 14 & 23) of Delhi International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (DIAL)

Vs. AERA came up for hearing on 4th January 2013. The Appellate Tribunal listed the


12. Appeal No. 12/2012 of International Air Transport Association (India) Pvt. Ltd. Vs. AERA

& Anr. (DIAL) came up for hearing on 4th January 2013. The Appellate Tribunal listed the



Vs. AERA & Anr. (DIAL) came up for hearing on 11th January 2013. On hearing the matter

was listed for 14th January 2013. On 14th January hearing, the Appellate tribunal granted

two weeks time to AERA & Ministry of Civil Aviation for filing their replies and granted

one week time thereafter for filing rejoinders, if any. The Appellate Tribunal listed the

matter for hearing on 14th & 15th February, 2013.


Vs. AERA & Anr. (MIAL) came up for hearing on 11th January 2013. On hearing the

matter was listed for 14th January 2013. On 14th January hearing, the Appellate Tribunal

listed the matter for 14th & 15th February 2013.

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7. TRAFFIC1

1. According to IATA Air Transport Market Analysis December 2012, Global air travel

markets were starting to improve at the end of 2012, with passenger travel up 4.2% in

December compared to a year ago. Air freight markets were down slightly (0.3%) in

December year-on-year, but the seasonally adjusted trend showed further recovery to mid-

2011 levels. For 2012, air travel grew 5.3%, only slightly down on 2011 growth of 5.9%,

and above the 5% twenty-year average. International travel grew at a faster rate than

domestic traffic. International travel expanded by 6% in 2012, with a majority of the growth

coming from emerging markets, including Middle Eastern airlines which had growth of

15.4%. Domestic air travel markets expanded 4% in 2012 compared to 2011. Strong growth

in China (9.5%) and Brazil (8.6%) was in contrast to smaller expansion in the US domestic

market (0.8%), which constitutes almost half of global domestic travel. Domestic travel in

India shrank 2.1% below the 2011 levels due to weak economic growth and exorbitant

operating costs, including high taxes.

The Air freight markets declined further in 2012, contracting 1.5% after falling 0.6% in

2011. A sharp slowdown in world trade growth and shifts in commodity mix favoring sea

transport placed further downward pressure on air freight demand in 2012. Asia-Pacific

airlines were most affected, seeing contraction of 5.5% in 2012. The exceptions were

Middle Eastern and African airlines, with growth of 14.7% and 7.1% in 2012, supported by

new trade lanes and developing trade links between Africa and Asia.

1 IATA, Press Information Bureau and DGCA

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2. The domestic passenger load factor by IATA for the month of December 2012:

3. Foreign Exchange Earnings from tourism in rupee terms during 2012 were Rs.94,487 crore

with a growth of 21.8% as compared to the Foreign Exchange Earnings of Rs.77,591 crore

with a growth of 19.6% during the year 2011 over 2010. Foreign Exchange Earnings during

the month of December 2012 were Rs 10,549 crore as compared to Rs 8,870 crore in

December 2011 and Rs.7,039 crore in December 2010. The growth rate in Foreign

Exchange Earnings in rupee terms in December 2012 over December 2011 was 18.9%.

4. Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India during 2012 were 66.48 lakh with a growth of 5.4% as

compared to the Foreign Tourist Arrivals of 63.09 lakh during the year 2011. Foreign

Tourist Arrivals during the Month of December 2012 were 7.50 lakh as compared to Foreign

Tourist Arrivals of 7.37 lakh during the month of December 2011 and 6.80 lakh in

December 2010. There has been a growth of 1.7% in December 2012 over December 2011.

5. The number of passengers carried by domestic carriers during January – December 2012

stood at 588.19 lakh against 606.63 lakh during the corresponding period 2011, thereby

registering a negative growth of 3.04%.

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6. The market share of scheduled domestic airlines for the month of December 2012 is:

7. The domestic passenger load factor for the month of December 2012 is:

Jet Airways, 18.9%

Jet Lite, 6.7%

Kingfisher, 0.0%

Spicejet, 19.2%

GoAir, 7.6%

IndiGo, 27.0%

Air India (Dom), 20.6%

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