Centre to handover Air India to Tata group
Tata has introduced enhanced meal service to the passengers in flour flights. In the coming days it will be extended to all domestic flights operated by the TATA group.
New Delhi: Centre will hand over Air India to the Tata group on Thursday, nearly after 69 years Air India goes to Tata fold.
After taking over Air India, the Tata group has introduced enhanced meal service to the passengers in four flights that operate from Mumbai on Thursday.
It has introduced enhanced meal service in four flights, AI864 (Mumbai-Delhi), AI687 (Mumbai-Delhi), AI945 (Mumbai-Abu Dhabi) and AI639 (Mumbai-Bengaluru) -- on Thursday, the takeover will take place later, the officials clarified.
After a bidding process, Tata wins the bidding of Air India on October 8 last year for 18,000 crore
The "enhanced meal service" -- devised by the Tata Group officials -- will be expanded to more flights in a staggered and phased manner, the officials added.
Tatas had on October 8 beat the ₹ 15,100-crore offer by a consortium led by SpiceJet promoter Ajay Singh and the reserve price of ₹ 12,906 crores set by the government for the sale of its 100 per cent stake in the loss-making carrier.
