Tribune News Service/PTI
New Delhi, November 27
Loss-making Air India will have to be closed down if not privatised, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri informed Rajya Sabha today and said the government is committed to secure a favourable deal for all employees of the state-owned carrier.
The government is in the process of finalising invitation of bids, he said, adding interests of employees of the state-owned carrier Air India would be protected and there would be no job loss till its privatisation.
“Your airlines would have to be closed down if not privatised,” Puri said while replying to a supplementary question.
While replying to a separate query, he rejected recent reports suggesting that several pilots of Air India are leaving the airline as their salaries are not being paid on time.
“Air India pilots are very well looked after and their salaries in relation to what other air carriers are offering are very good,” said Puri.
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