1st step towards Air India sale in a few weeks
December 31, 2019  14:10
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Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri said on Tuesday that his ministry will try to issue an expression of interest for Air India in the coming few weeks. Speaking at a press conference, Puri said that while his ministry is the nodal ministry for aviation, he was not in charge of disinvestment. 


"Air India is a first class airline, but there are no two views that privatisation has to be done. We are not slaves of certain deadlines; we are trying to do it (disinvestment) as quickly as possible," he said. 


"I had said earlier also, for us it is not an option, Air India has to be privatised. Air India over a period of time has now gathered debt which could be described as unsustainable. Air fares will always be market driven, we have no plans to regulate them," Puri said.
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