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Should Air India be privatised?

With the Air India strike stretching into a week there are many people who claim that the best solution is to privatise the airline.

May 05, 2011 / 18:23 IST
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Looks like the dark cloud that Air India has flown into is still looming large. Operations have been terribly affected with the pilot's strike stretching into its second week now. An almost Rs 8500 crore loss last year, cumulative losses increasing Rs 15000 crore this year and a market share that is down to just about 15% is indeed catastrophic.

Also read: Civil Aviation Ministry holds talks with pilots on strike It is at such a situation that the Street runs abound with claims that the best solution will be to privatise the airline.   In the CNBC-TV18
first published: May 5, 2011 06:15 pm

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