Parliament Question: Passengers traffic in top ten airports

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 993 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9th February 2026 PASSENGERS TRAFFIC IN TOP TEN AIRPORTS 993. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:- (a) the details of top ten airports in the country in terms of handling highest number of domestic & international passenger traffic during the last three calendar years, year-wise and airport-wise; (b) the details of top ten Indian airports with highest number of cancelled domestic flights during the last three years, year-wise and airport-wise; and (c) the details of steps taken by Government to reduce ill-effects of duopoly of IndiGo and Tata's Air India in the Indian aviation industry? ANSWER Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION (Shri Murlidhar Mohol) (a): The details of top ten airports in the country in terms of handling highest number of domestic & international passenger traffic during the last three calendar years, year-wise and airport-wise is placed at Annexure. (b): Airport wise cancellation data is not maintained by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). However, as per air traffic data furnished by the airlines, the number of domestic flight cancellations during the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 stood at 7,427, 14,978 and 18,349 respectively. (c): India is one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world. Market share of Airlines keeps on changing as and when new aircraft are inducted and operationalised. The National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016 seeks to provide a conducive ecosystem for overall growth of the Indian aviation sector in a harmonised manner that includes growth of all its sub-sectors viz airlines, airports, MRO, FTO etc. The Policy envisages growth of civil air transport operations creating an environment for existing airlines to grow and new airlines to enter. The Regional Connectivity Scheme-UDAN has further enhanced the potential for new airlines to emerge. ******ANNEXURE Annexu re referr ed in reply to part (a) of Rajya Sabh a Unstarred Question No. 993 for 09.02.2026 Year -wise list of top ten airport s in the cuntry in respect of domestic and international passengers carried to and from the city by scheduled Indian operators and scheduled foreign operators SL. 2023 2024 2025 NO. 1 DELHI DELHI DELHI 2 MUMBAI MUMBAI MUMBAI 3 BENGALURU BENGALURU BENGALURU 4 HYDERABAD HYDERABAD HYDERABAD 5 CHENNAI CHENNAI CHENNAI 6 KOLKATA KOLKATA KOLKATA 7 AHMEDABAD AHMEDABAD AHMEDABAD 8 KOCHI KOCHI KOCHI 9 PUNE PUNE PUNE 10 DABOLIM, GOA DABOLIM, GOA GUWAHATI *****