Air India sale: Govt to sell 100% stake in national carrier with 17 March deadline for EoI submissions; all eyes on suitors
FirstpostWhile many industry veterans are bullish on investor interest for Air India, some of the sector experts said that it may not be easy given the current business environment globally. A document inviting expressions of interest in Air India, released on Monday, said the governent would sell a 100 percent stake in the carrier, which operates both domestic and international routes. March 17 is the deadline to submit expression of interest pic.twitter.com/YsX3LZxW02 — DD News January 27, 2020 As the government is set to invite preliminary bids from potential investors for selling 100 percent stake in Air India on Monday, all eyes are on the portion of airline debt to be taken off its books and qualification for suitors. While the overall economic environment remains subdued, industry analysts said that there would be significant investor interest for Air India given its wide domestic and international network, traffic rights, slots at key foreign airports such as London and Dubai, technical manpower and large fleet.