The revenue of Indian airlines fell by 85.7% to Rs 3,651 crore
during the first quarter of 2020-21 in comparison to the corresponding period a
year ago due to Covid-19, said Hardeep Singh Puri.
The revenue
of Indian airlines fell by 85.7 per cent to Rs 3,651 crore during the first
quarter of 2020-21 in comparison to the corresponding period a year ago due to
COVID-19, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday.
Moreover, employee count at the Indian carriers went down from 74,887 on March
31 to 69,589 on July 31, a decrease of 7.07 per cent, Puri stated in a written
reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
"The revenue
of airport operators has reduced from Rs 5,745 crore during April-June 2019 to
Rs 894 crore during April-June 2020," he said.
The minister said
the employee count at airports has reduced from 67,760 on March 31 to 64,514 on
July 31.
Scheduled domestic
flight services were suspended in India from March 25 to May 24 due to the
coronavirus-triggered lockdown. They were resumed from May 25 but in a
curtailed manner.
The employee count
at ground handling agencies fell by 22.44 per cent to 29,254 in April-July
period, Puri said.
In his written
reply, Puri was giving information about the "impact of COVID-19 on the
civil aviation sector".
"The revenue
of Indian carriers has reduced from Rs 25,517 crore during April-June 2019 to
Rs 3,651 crore during April-June 2020," the minister said.
Air
India's total revenue has reduced from Rs 7,066 crore during April-June
2019 to Rs 1,531 crore during the first quarter of 2020-21, Puri stated.
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