(a) whether the Government has assessed the financial impact of four consecutive nation-wide lockdowns on flight operations at airports run by Airport Authority of India(AAI);
(b) if so, the details and the digital access location of the assessment thereof; and
(c) the footfall of passengers at AAI airports between January and August 2020, month and airportwise?
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ANSWER
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The Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION
(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)
(a) & (b) Yes Sir. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has reported a reduction in its revenue from INR 2,973 crore during April-June 2019 to INR 239 crore during April-June 2020.;
(c) AAI has reported a footfall of over 4.46 crore passengers between January and August 2020. The data regarding month-wise and airport-wise passenger footfall at AAI airports is attached herewith as Annexure.
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