Parliament Question: Discontinuation of Flight Routes

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3240 ( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12th March 2026 ) DISCONTINUATION OF FLIGHT ROUTES 3240. SMT MALA ROY Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:- (a) the details of the total number of new flight routes started in the country during the last two years, route-wise; and (b) the details of the number of routes out of them discontinued due to lack of passengers, route-wise? ANSWER Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION (Shri Murlidhar Mohol) (a) & (b): The state-wise connectivity of flight routes during the last two years is placed at Annexure. Discontinuation of operation of any flight between cities in the country is purely a commercial decision of the airlines, based on the economic and operational viability of the route and other associated factors. With the repeal of the Air Corporations Act in March, 1994, the Indian domestic aviation sector was deregulated. Airlines are free to induct capacity with any aircraft type and to select the markets and networks they wish to serve, subject to compliance with the Route Dispersal Guidelines (RDGs) issued by the Government, slot allocation by the respective airport operators, and approval of flight schedules by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). ******Annexure State Wise Air Connectivity – Summer Schedule 2025 Sl. State & Union No of Names of Cities Air linked No. Territories Airports States 1 Andhra Pradesh Cuddapah, Kurnool, Rajamundry, Tirupati, 6 Vijayawada, Vizag, 2 Arunachal Hollongi ,Pasighat, Tezu, Ziro, 4 Pradesh 3 Assam Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Lilabari, Silchar 5 4 Bihar Darbhanga ,Gaya, Patna 3 5 Chhattisgarh Ambikapur, Bilaspur, Jagdalpur, , Raipur 4 6 Delhi Delhi 1 7 Goa Goa , Mopa (new Goa) 2 8 Gujarat Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Hirasar, 10 Jamnagar, Kandla, Keshod, Porbandar, Surat, Vadodara 9 Haryana - 0 10 Himachal Dharamshala, Kullu, Shimla 3 Pradesh 11 Jharkhand Deoghar, Jamshedpur, Ranchi 3 12 Karnataka Bangalore, Belgaum, Bidar, Hubli, Gulbarga, 9 Mangalore, Mysore, Shivmoga, Vidyanagar 13 Kerala Cochin, Kannur, Kozhikode, Trivandrum 4 14 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal, Datia, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, 7 Khajurao, Rewa 15 Maharashtra Aurangabad, Gondia, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, 12 Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded , Nashik, Pune, Shirdi, Sindhudurg, Solapur 16 Manipur Imphal 1 17 Meghalaya Shillong 1 18 Mizoram Aizwal 1 19 Nagaland Dimapur 1 20 Orissa Bhubaneswar, Jeypore, Jharsuguda, 5 Rourkela, Utkela 21 Punjab Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana 4 22 Rajasthan Bikaner, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, 6 Kishangarh, Udaipur 23 Sikkim Pakyong 124 Tamil Nadu Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Trichy, 6 Tuticorin, 25 Telangana Hyderabad 1 26 Tripura Agartala 1 27 Uttar Pradesh Agra, Ayodhya, Aligarh, Bareilly, Chitrakoot, 13 Gorakhpur, Hindon, Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Moradabad, Shravasti, Varanasi 28 Uttarakhand Dehradun, Pant Nagar, Pithoragarh 3 29 West Bengal Bagdogra, CoochBehar, Durgapur, Kolkata 4 Union Territories 1 Andaman & Port Blair 1 Nicobar Islands 2 Lakshadweep Agatti 1 Islands 3 Chandigarh Chandigarh 1 4 Dadra & Nagar - Haveli 5 Daman & Diu Diu 1 6 Pondicherry Pondicherry 1 Jammu & Jammu, Srinagar 7 Kashmir 2 8 Ladakh Leh, 1 Number of cities connected by Scheduled domestic carriers 129 State Wise Air Connectivity – Winter Schedule 2025 Sl. State & Union No of Names of Cities Air linked No. Territories Airports States 1 Andhra Pradesh Cuddapah, Kurnool, Rajamundry, Tirupati, 6 Vijayawada, Vizag, 2 Arunachal Pradesh Hollongi ,Pasighat, Tezu, Ziro, 4 3 Assam Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Lilabari, Silchar, 6 Rupsi 4 Bihar Darbhanga ,Gaya, Patna, Purnia 4 5 Chhattisgarh Ambikapur, Bilaspur, Jagdalpur, , Raipur 4 6 Delhi Delhi 1 7 Goa Goa , Mopa (new Goa) 2 8 Gujarat Ahmedabad, Bhuj, Hirasar, Jamnagar, 9 Kandla, Keshod, Porbandar, Surat, Vadodara, 9 Haryana Hisar 110 Himachal Pradesh Dharamshala, Kullu, Shimla 3 11 Jharkhand Deoghar, Jamshedpur, Ranchi 3 12 Karnataka Bangalore, Belgaum, Bidar, Hubli, Gulbarga, 9 Mangalore, Mysore, Shivmoga, Vidyanagar 13 Kerala Cochin, Kannur, Kozhikode, Trivandrum 4 14 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal, Datia, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, 7 Khajurao, Rewa 15 Maharashtra Amravati, Aurangabad, Gondia, Jalgaon, 13 Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded , Nashik, Pune, Shirdi, Sindhudurg, Solapur 16 Manipur Imphal 1 17 Meghalaya Shillong 1 18 Mizoram Aizwal 1 19 Nagaland Dimapur 1 20 Orissa Bhubaneswar, Jeypore, Jharsuguda, 5 Rourkela, Utkela 21 Punjab Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar 3 22 Rajasthan Bikaner, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, 6 Kishangarh, Udaipur 23 Sikkim - 24 Tamil Nadu Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, 6 Trichy, Tuticorin, 25 Telangana Hyderabad 1 26 Tripura Agartala 1 27 Uttar Pradesh Agra, Ayodhya, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Hindon, 9 Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi 28 Uttarakhand Dehradun, Pant Nagar, Pithoragarh 3 29 West Bengal Bagdogra, CoochBehar, Durgapur, Kolkata 4 Union Territories 1 Andaman & Port Blair 1 Nicobar Islands 2 Lakshadweep Agatti 1 Islands 3 Chandigarh Chandigarh 1 4 Dadra & Nagar - Haveli 5 Daman & Diu Diu 1 6 Pondicherry Pondicherry 1 7 Jammu & Kashmir Jammu, Srinagar 2 8 Ladakh Leh, 1 Number of cities connected by Scheduled domestic carriers 126State Wise Air Connectivity – Summer Schedule 2024 Sl. State Names of Cities Air linked No of No. Airports States 1 Andhra Pradesh R ajamundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, 6 Vizag,Cuddapah, Kurnool 2 Arunachal Pasighat,Tezu, Ziro, Hollongi 4 Pradesh 3 Assam Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Lilabari, Silchar, 7 Tezpur, Rupsi 4 Bihar Gaya, Patna, Darbhanga 3 5 Chhattisgarh Raipur, Bilaspur, Jagdalpur 3 6 Delhi Delhi 1 7 Goa Goa , Mopa (new Goa) 2 8 Gujarat Ahmedabad, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Hirasar, Surat, 9 Vadodara, Kandla, Keshod, Bhavnagar 9 Haryana - 0 10 Himachal Dharamshala, Kullu, Shimla 3 Pradesh 11 Jharkhand Ranchi, Deoghar, Jamshedpur 3 12 Karnataka Bangalore, Belgaum, Mangalore, 8 Hubli,Vidyanagar, Mysore,Gulbarga, Shivmoga 13 Kerala Cochin, Trivandrum,Kannur, Kozhikode 4 14 Madhya Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Khajurao 5 Pradesh 15 Maharashtra Aurangabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Nasik, 11 Kolhapur, Shirdi, Nanded, Sindhudurg, Gondia, Jalgaon 16 Manipur Imphal 1 17 Meghalaya Shillong 1 18 Mizoram Aizwal 1 19 Nagaland Dimapur 1 20 Orissa Bhubaneswar, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Jeypore, 5 Utkela 21 Punjab Amritsar, Bhatinda, Ludhiana, Jalandhar 4 22 Rajasthan Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, 6 Kishangarh23 Sikkim Pakyong 1 24 Tamil Nadu Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, 6 Tuticorin, Salem 25 Telangana Hyderabad 1 26 Tripura Agartala 1 27 Uttar Pradesh Agra,Ayodhya, Prayagraj Gorakhpur, 14 Lucknow, Varanasi,Kanpur, Hindon, Bareilly, Azamgarh, Chitrakoot, Aligarh, Moradabad, Shravasti 28 Uttarakhand Dehradun, Pant Nagar, Pithoragarh 3 29 West Bengal Bagdogra, Kolkata, Durgapur, CoochBehar 4 Union Territories 1 Andaman & Port Blair 1 Nicobar Islands 2 Lakshadweep Agatti 1 Islands 3 Chandigarh Chandigarh 1 4 Dadra & Nagar - Haveli 5 Daman & Diu Diu 1 6 Pondicherry - Jammu & Jammu, Srinagar 7 Kashmir 2 8 Ladakh Leh, 1 Number of cities connected by Scheduled domestic carriers 125 State Wise Air Connectivity – Winter Schedule 2024 Sl. State Names of Cities Air linked No of No. Airports States 1 Andhra Pradesh R ajamundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, 6 Vizag,Cuddapah, Kurnool 2 Arunachal Pasighat,Tezu, Ziro, Hollongi 4 Pradesh 3 Assam Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Lilabari, Silchar, 6Rupsi 4 Bihar Gaya, Patna, Darbhanga 3 5 Chhattisgarh Raipur, Bilaspur, Jagdalpur 3 6 Delhi Delhi 1 7 Goa Goa , Mopa (new Goa) 2 8 Gujarat Ahmedabad, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Hirasar, Surat, 9 Vadodara, Kandla, Keshod, Bhavnagar 9 Haryana - 0 10 Himachal Dharamshala, Kullu, Shimla 3 Pradesh 11 Jharkhand Ranchi, Deoghar, Jamshedpur 3 12 Karnataka Bangalore, Belgaum, Mangalore, 8 Hubli,Vidyanagar, Mysore,Gulbarga, Shivmoga 13 Kerala Cochin, Trivandrum,Kannur, Kozhikode 4 14 Madhya Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Khajurao 5 Pradesh 15 Maharashtra Aurangabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Nasik, 11 Kolhapur, Shirdi, Nanded, Sindhudurg, Gondia, Jalgaon 16 Manipur Imphal 1 17 Meghalaya Shillong 1 18 Mizoram Aizwal 1 19 Nagaland Dimapur 1 20 Orissa Bhubaneswar, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Jeypore, 5 Utkela 21 Punjab Amritsar, Bhatinda, Ludhiana, Jalandhar 4 22 Rajasthan Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, 6 Kishangarh 23 Sikkim - 24 Tamil Nadu Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, 6 Tuticorin, Salem 25 Telangana Hyderabad 1 26 Tripura Agartala 1 27 Uttar Pradesh Agra,Ayodhya, Prayagraj Gorakhpur, 14 Lucknow, Varanasi,Kanpur, Hindon, Bareilly, Azamgarh, Chitrakoot, Aligarh, Moradabad, Shravasti 28 Uttarakhand Dehradun, Pant Nagar, Pithoragarh 3 29 West Bengal Bagdogra, Kolkata, Durgapur, CoochBehar 4 Union Territories 1 Andaman & Port Blair 1Nicobar Islands 2 Lakshadweep Agatti 1 Islands 3 Chandigarh Chandigarh 1 4 Dadra & Nagar - Haveli 5 Daman & Diu Diu 1 6 Puducherry Pondicherry 1 Jammu & Jammu, Srinagar 7 Kashmir 2 8 Ladakh Leh, 1 Number of cities connected by Scheduled domestic carriers 124