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Need for Air Services in NER

Air Connectivity in North-East Region by Director General of Civil Aviation Ministry of Civil Aviation 30 th October, 2011. Need for Air Services in NER. Most of the places in the North-Eastern states are inaccessible and located in far flung areas Road and Rail facilities are inadequate

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Need for Air Services in NER

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  1. Air Connectivity in North-East Regionby Director General of Civil AviationMinistry of Civil Aviation30th October, 2011

  2. Need for Air Services in NER • Most of the places in the North-Eastern states are inaccessible and located in far flung areas • Road and Rail facilities are inadequate • Viable means of transportation in the North-Eastern states is by air

  3. Air Connectivity in NER

  4. 1970sAir Connectivity in NER Provided by Indian Airlines only (12 Stations)

  5. 1980sAir Connectivity in NER Provided by Indian Airlines and Supplemented by Vayudoot (18 Stations)

  6. 1990sAir Connectivity in NER • With the closure of Vayudoot, air services got discontinued in Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya due to: • Non-availability of suitable type of aircraft for operations to existing airports in these states • Air services continued in the following States: • Assam • Manipur • Mizoram • Nagaland • Tripura

  7. Present Air Connectivity in NER(Airport & Airline-wise) AI – Air India, CD – Alliance Air, 9W – Jet Airways, S2 – JetLite, G8 – Go Air, IT - Kingfisher Airlines, SG – Spicejet, 6E – IndiGo Jet  ATR42

  8. Air Connectivity in NER

  9. Traffic Trends in North East Region

  10. Connectivity from Metros

  11. Intra-connectivity from Guwahati

  12. Intra-connectivity from Imphal

  13. Intra-connectivity from Agartala

  14. Non-Scheduled Operations in NER • North-East Shuttles operates non-scheduled air services in North-East region with: • Two Dornier DO-228 • Operating on following routes: • Guwahati-Dimapur • Guwahati-Imphal • Guwahati-Silchar • Silchar-Imphal

  15. Weekly Departures from GAU,IXA & IMF • Guwahati - 298 • Agartala - 105 • Imphal - 84 • All the three stations airlinked to metros • Guwahati with Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai • Imphal with Delhi and Kolkata • Agartala with Delhi and Kolkata

  16. International Operations from NER • Air India used to operate international flight on Guwahati-Bangkok-Guwahati route • Air services discontinued w.e.f. 1st Jul 2008 due poor load • Present international operations by Druk Air: • Paro-Guwahati-Bangkok & VV 2 flts/week • Paro-Bagdogra-Bangkok & VV 4 flts/week

  17. Hub in NER • Guwahati is already serving as an hub • Imphal and Agartala are prospective hubs • Night landing facility available • Adequate apron space for night parking • Hangar for A320 family type of aircraft being planned • Due to early sunrise, early departures possible for more intra connectivity • Convenient afternoon/evening connectivity to metros

  18. Helicopter Operations in NER

  19. Helicopter Operations in NER • Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd (PHHL) is primarily providing helicopters services in NER with subsidy from Central Govt for: • Carriage of passengers • Emergency/medical evacuation • VIP transportation • Tourism • Global Vectra also operates passenger services in Arurachal Pradesh with one Bell 412 helicopter

  20. Helicopter Operations in NER • PHHL operations in following NER States: • Tripura - One Dauphin SA 365N • Sikkim - One Bell 206/407 • Oil India Ltd. - One AS350 (for pipeline surveillance)

  21. Status of Airports in NER

  22. Airports in NER • Total 22 airports in the North-East region • Operational - 12 (11 are air linked) • Agartala, Aizwal, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Guwahati, Imphal, Jorhat, Lilabari, Shillong, Silchar, Tezpur and Tura • Non-operational - 10 • Along, Daporijo, Kailashahar, Kamalpur, Khowai, Pasighat, Rupsi, Tezu, Turial and Ziro

  23. Arunachal Pradesh – 5 airports (all non-operational)

  24. Assam – 7 airports (One non-operational)

  25. Assam – 7 airports (one non-operational)

  26. Mizoram – 2 airports (one non-operational)

  27. Manipur – 1 airport (operational)

  28. Meghalaya – 2 airports (one ready but non-operational)

  29. – 1 airport (operational) Nagaland

  30. – 4 airports (3 non-operational) Tripura

  31. Greenfield Airports in NER • Proposed Greenfield Airports – 03 • Itanagar • Cheithu • Pakyong

  32. Pakyong Airport • Gangtok (Sikkim) for ATR 72 Aircraft • Estimated project cost – 358.36 crores • Work started in Jan 2009 • Runway dimensions • 1700 m x 30m • 02/20 • Likely to be completed by June 2012

  33. Cheithu Airport • Kohima (Nagaland) for ATR 72 Aircraft • Estimated project cost - Rs. 954 crores • DPR approved by State Govt. • To be fully funded by Govt. • Estimated cost under consideration by Public Investment Board

  34. Itanagar Airport • For ATR 72 aircraft • Proposal costing Rs. 812 crores submitted to Public Investment Board in Mar 2010 • Evaluation report of alternate site (Holangi) suggested by State Govt. • Firmed up decision from State Govt. regarding new site awaited • To be funded 90% by Govt. grant and 10% by Ministry of DoNER or alternately fully funded by Govt.

  35. Kokrajhar/Rupsi Airport • Pre Feasibility Study for construction of New Green Field Airport at Kokrajar conducted by AAI • Report indicates site not suitable • Bodo Land Territorial Council (BTC)/State Govt. requested to identify another site • BTC agreed for Rupsi instead of Kokrajhar • Airport under consideration for handing over to IAF for development, operations and maintenance under joint user MOU

  36. Development of Airports in Arunachal Pradesh • Along, Pasighat and Ziro to be developed by MOD as per directions of PMO • MOU signed between AAI/SG/MOD • Daporijo and Tezu to be developed by AAI

  37. Government Commitment and Initiatives

  38. Government Commitment To improve airport and infrastructural facilities To provide better air links within the North-East and with rest of the country Alliance Air providing air connectivity in North-East Region from 2003 onwards with subsidy from NEC: Rs. 35.00 crores in 2003 Rs. 38.50 crores in 2008 Rs. 47.07 crores in 2009

  39. Government Initiatives • Initial NOC granted to: • Sky King Aviation in Aug., 2006 for scheduled air services within North-East region • Surya Air in Oct 2006 for non-scheduled operations within North-East region • Zav Air in Jan 2009 for scheduled regional services in East and North-East region • However, no one commenced air services in NER as of now

  40. Government Initiatives • As of now, Government initiatives of improving air connectivity through • Compliance of Route Dispersal Guidelines • NEC grant • Route Dispersal Guidelines not sufficient to take care of air connectivity issues of NER in an objective manner

  41. Committee on Air Connectivity Issues • To review air connectivity issue, Committee constituted by MoCA under the Chairmanship of Joint Secretary • Committee suggested following measures for overall improvement of air connectivity in NER: • Modification of Route Dispersal Guidelines • Regional Air Connectivity Fund (RACF) • Promoting RSOPs • Code share between RSOPs/NSOPs and SOPs/NSOPs • Promotion of low cost airports

  42. Recommendations of Committee • Salient recommendations of the Committee on overall improvement of air connectivity are: • Regional Air Connectivity Fund to be established for explicit subsidy to airlines to operate on routes with PLF below 50%, new routes and to 19 routes with high tourism potential • States a should also share subsidy burden under RACF • NSOPs should be treated as an important tool of providing regional connectivity • Code Sharing may be allowed between SOPs and NSOPs 

  43. Recommendations of Committee • Salient Recommendations .... Contd • States to play proactive role in enhancing connectivity through deployment/activation of low cost airports, underwriting of airline operations, reduction of taxes on ATF • RSOPs to be allowed to fly to metro of another region on hopping basis • Smaller aircraft be deployed within NER for better air connectivity as majority of scheduled domestic airlines have bigger aircraft which are not suitable for intra North-East operations owing to infrastructure and demand constraints

  44. Recommendations of Committee • Salient Recommendations .... Contd • Airlines may be permitted to shuffle/select routes within Cat II/IIA in NER, without seeking prior approval of the Government as long as their number of flights to North East are not reduced • Additional capacity in future in NER be deployed in the States of Meghalaya and Nagaland only subject to market demand and adequate airport infrastructure

  45. Recommendations of Committee • Salient Recommendations .... Contd • 1/3rd of RACF to be used for subsidy to Low Cost Airports/Helipads & Heliports • 225 State and Private Airports to be used for commercial operations. Emphasis should be on small low cost regional airports • AAI to enter into management contract with States to activate their airports • All districts must have at least one all-weather helipad to promote helicopter operations

  46. Recommendations of Committee • Salient Recommendations .... Contd •  Lump sum charges on small aircraft at low cost airports • Activation of already existing airports/airstrips should be exempted from the 150 kms limitation as they are not Greenfield airports

  47. Study for Better Air Connectivity in NER • Comprehensive study to address: • Traffic forecast in North-East region • Air connectivity issues • Airport development based on demand • Feasibility study on regional operations within NE region • Feasibility study on helicopter operations within NE region • Overall quantum of financial implication for improvement in air connectivity and airport infrastructure • Study planned to be conducted by appointment of reputed consultant

  48. Study for Better Connectivity in NER • Detailed Terms of Reference prepared by DGCA in consultation with Ministry of DoNER • Study to be funded by NEC • EOI published in Mar 2011 • 14 EOIs received • Five organisations short-listed • Three organisations submitted financial bid • Financial bid to be opened on 3rd Nov 2011 • Time frame of study would be approx six months

  49. Summary • Infrastructure facilities required at airports in North-East Region • Night landing facilities at all airports (currently available at Guwahati, Agartala and Imphal) • Navigational aids required at all airports • Facilities for Hangars/Security for night stop base aircraft • Need for morning/evening convenient air connectivity from State Capitals to National Capital • Setting up of an Aviation Training Academy in the North-East

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