The decision has been taken in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak
In January, the government restarted the divestment process of Air India and invited bids for selling 100 per cent of its equity in the state-owned airline
The national carrier said one free change of travel date would be permitted for new bookings made till March 31
Puri said the disinvestment process for Air India is going on "extremely well"
So far, no PSU has shown interest in the scheme
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It has proposed selling 100% stake in Air India along with budget airline Air India Express and the national carrier's 50% stake in AISATS, an equal joint venture with Singapore Airlines.
The outbreak, which has infected over 95,000 people and resulted in more than 3,200 deaths worlwide, is taking a toll on the global airline industry, especially due to travel restrictions
This has been termed a landmark decision by Union minister Prakash Javadekar
The civil aviation regulator has issued instructions to disinfect aircraft and come up with safety precautions to prevent spread of the virus
JV with Singapore Airlines, Temasek may submit EoI
Air India officials said, "The male passenger had travelled to Italy by road. He took the February 25 Vienna-Delhi flight
"Which company would not be interested in evaluating a sovereign airline of the country?" Bhat said
IndiGo, SpiceJet and Air India Express are planning to cut the number of flights to Saudi Arabia and Dammam
Over 50 per cent of all traffic to Jeddah consists of of pilgrims headed to Mecca and Medina
A C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft of Indian Air Force evacuated 76 Indians and 36 foreign nationals from Wuhan while an Air India flight brought back the group of 124 people from Tokyo
The airline is facing a hurdle and has quietly closed reservation for this flight
A special Air India flight carrying 119 Indians and five nationals from Sri Lanka, Nepal, South Africa and Peru, who were on board the coronavirus-hit quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, landed in New Delhi on Thursday morning.India thanked Japanese authorities for facilitating the evacuation of people."Air India flight has just landed in Delhi from Tokyo, carrying 119 Indians & 5 nationals from Sri Lanka, Nepal, South Africa and Peru who were quarantined onboard the #DiamondPrincess due to #COVID19. Appreciate the facilitation of Japanese authorities.Thank you @airindiain once again," tweeted External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.As many as 138 Indians including 132 crew and six passengers were among the 3,711 people on board the luxury cruise ship, which was quarantined off Japan on February 5 after it emerged that a former passenger had tested positive for the virus.Of these, 16 were tested positive for coronavirus and will stay in Japan for treatment, while the ...
The government has already extended the deadline for bidders to raise queries on the proposed strategic sale of Air India to March 6 from February 11
The Tata group, the Hinduja group, Indigo and a New York-based fund, Interups, are also expected to submit their EoIs. The deadline of submitting the EoI is March 17