Hyderabad: In a recent revelation to the Lok Sabha in a written reply, the Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that 164 planes are grounded, lying idle across 15 airports in India of which four are currently grounded at Hyderabad Airport.
This includes one aircraft from Indigo one from SpiceJet, and two from Go Air. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is in contact with airlines to manage their idle aircrafts. The AAI holds a security deposit/bank guarantee of approximately Rs 730 crore for these aircraft.
During a Lok Sabha session, Scindia pointed out that the primary reason for the grounding of these aircraft is related to engine supplier Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W) supply chain issues, affecting 95% of the aircraft on the ground in India.
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, revealed that a total of 164 aircraft are inactive across 15 airports in the country.
The highest number of grounded planes is at Delhi Airport (64), followed by Bengaluru (27), Mumbai (24), and Chennai (20).
