Govt to hand over Air India to Tatas today after 69 years
Govt to hand over Air India to Tatas today after 69 years
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Govt to hand over Air India to Tatas today after 69 years
New Delhi, January 27The Tata Group has taken its first step at Air India by introducing "enhanced meal service" in four flights that will operate from Mumbai on Thursday, officials said on Wednesday.
Government handover today, 69 years after the Maharaja was taken from the conglomerate
Additionally, two other unions have opposed the carrier's January 20 order to check grooming and measure the body mass index (BMI) of cabin crew members at the airports just before their flights.
The Indian government is likely to hand over Air India to the Tata Group on Thursday, nearly 69 years after it was taken from the conglomerate, officials said on Wednesday. After a competitive bidding process, the government had on October 8 last year sold Air India to Talace Private Limited - a subsidiary of the Tata Group's holding company - for Rs 18,000 crore.