India would prefer selling state-owned Air India to a domestic buyer, a government source told reporters on Monday, as it finalises the privatisation process.
Earlier this year the government said it would sell its stake in the loss-making airline but it has yet to decide what to do with the carrier's debt burden of USD 8.5 billion.
The government is mulling selling the airline's various businesses - which include ground-handling, domestic operations and international flights - in parts, the source said.
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