TravTalk India Online Magazine
Ministry of Civil Aviation will expedite the divestment of Air India, while focusing on adding 10-15 aircraft every month to meet the growing demand in the aviation sector.
Nisha Verma
Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has made it clear that Air India will be completely divested at the earliest. Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for Civil Aviation, has said that “the government’s determination to privatise Air India is a given fact.” He insists that the government should not be running an airline and that buyers across the world are interested in buying Air India.
MoCA is also adding 10-15 aircraft every month in a bid to ease increasing passenger traffic at Indian airports. “We are looking forward to a scenario where we will have 2000 registered aircraft flying,” Puri shared.
Another significant development has been the launch of a portal by MoCA, for job seekers in the industry to register their interests across various civil aviation sub- sectors. This will also help employers shortlist those who meet their requirements.
