Air India Divestment - Tata Sons completes acquisition

V.Narayan · 21st February 2024, 21:33

Air India-Vistara merger advances pending regulatory nods

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India...41e3ebdc&ei=31

https://www.news18.com/business/air-...s-8786909.html

The proposed merger between Air India and Vistara is underway, and the carrier is awaiting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and other regulatory approvals. When completed, it will give SIA (Singapore Airlines) a 25.1 percent stake in an enlarged Air India Group. The merger is expected to be completed by mid-2025.

As I wrote earlier Air India in its present form cannot rise up to the standards of Vistara and there is a real risk that Vistara’s service (under the Air India flag) will corrode down significantly.

It has been two years since the Air India privatization and over 1.5 years since Tata's got firmly in the saddle. It is time Air India started making visible moves to increase their routes + make a better service stand out + get their old aircraft repaired and refitted with new interiors + retrained their staff. So much to do so little done.

itwasntme · 24th February 2024, 06:51

https://x.com/airindia/status/1760995162678026660?s=20

Air India’s new safety film

volkman10 · 31st May 2024, 16:52

DGCA issues notice to Air India after international flight delayed by over 24 hrs.

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The DGCA in its notice mentioned the inordinate delay of two international flights – AI 183 from Delhi to San Francisco on May 30 and AI 179 from Mumbai to San Francisco on May 24

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An Air India flight from Delhi that was to leave for San Francisco on Thursday was delayed by over 24 hours, and passengers were allegedly made to board the flight and sit without any air conditioning, due to which some of them fainted.

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the flight, which was originally scheduled to take off at 3:20pm on Thursday from Delhi, will now take off at 7pm on Friday.

According to the show cause notice, both flights were delayed and passengers were put in discomfort due to insufficient cooling in the cabin.

Further, it said that repeated incidents of passengers being put to discomfort by Air India in violation of DGCA norms have come to the notice of the regulator.

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mukeshgoel · 1st June 2024, 16:40

Air India PR team is very solid. They know how to be in news all the time. Of course for wrong reasons.

https://curlytales.com/no-ac-passengers-faint-dinner-on-ramp-air-india-delhi-san-francisco-flight-delayed-by-20-hours/

No AC, Passengers Faint, Dinner On Ramp: Air India Delhi-San Francisco Flight Delayed By 20 Hours

During this delay, a few passengers fainted due to lack of proper air conditioning in the cabin after which they were made to deboard the plane.

fhdowntheline · 1st June 2024, 20:26

Why cant airports create a "containment" zone precisely for these reasons ? Why make passengers wait inside the plane for more than 1 hour even ? How difficult would it be to create a space in the terminals for 3-400 pax or say 550 pax at maximum (considering an A380). Smaller airports can create equivalents.

MyLife_MyCar · 1st June 2024, 21:13

I feel DGCA should mandate airlines to provide exact cause rather than just “operational reasons”.
I know how one’s blood boils on hearing this 2-word explanation from airline staff when they are looking at a potential loss varying from thousands to lakhs, plus the emotional drain.

volkman10 · 8th March 2025, 13:01

Air India denies 82-year-old wheelchair; she falls at Delhi airport, lands in ICU.

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shortbread · 9th March 2025, 17:17

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Originally Posted by volkman10

Air India denies 82-year-old wheelchair; she falls at Delhi airport, lands in ICU.

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The airline has denied their claims

https://m.economictimes.com/news/new.../118801023.cms

whitewing · 9th March 2025, 18:46

This thread started off with so much optimism and hope that our dear maharaja would see better times post the takeover by the TATA group. Sad to see that nothing posted over the past few months, indicate things have changed for the better.

youknowitbetter · 9th March 2025, 20:08

Have had really bad experience with Air India (domestic and international circuit). In case of domestic flight, the flight took off after 4 hours from DEL to BOM, it was landed on old terminal, took more than almost 2 hours for us to get luggage.

In case of international flight BOM to DXB, the flight took off after 8 hours but then was routed back to BOM. No one from Air India was there to help the passengers and to answer their questions. I had to wait at the airport for almost 16 hours to flight to DXB (the flight which is less than/around 3.5 hours)!

I am not questioning AI in any of these events as it can happen with any other airlines as well, but the issue has been of accepting the issue and addressing the same. AI seems to have lost SOPs or seems to be disinterested which the whole process.

I may still fly AI in future since we don't have real alternatives (in domestic sector), but they aren't the preferred carrier by a margin!

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21st February 2024, 21:33	#331
V.Narayan Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Delhi-NCR Posts: 4,330 Thanked: 72,473 Times	Re: Air India Divestment - Tata Sons completes acquisition Air India-Vistara merger advances pending regulatory nods https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India...41e3ebdc&ei=31 https://www.news18.com/business/air-...s-8786909.html The proposed merger between Air India and Vistara is underway, and the carrier is awaiting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and other regulatory approvals. When completed, it will give SIA (Singapore Airlines) a 25.1 percent stake in an enlarged Air India Group. The merger is expected to be completed by mid-2025. As I wrote earlier Air India in its present form cannot rise up to the standards of Vistara and there is a real risk that Vistara’s service (under the Air India flag) will corrode down significantly. It has been two years since the Air India privatization and over 1.5 years since Tata's got firmly in the saddle. It is time Air India started making visible moves to increase their routes + make a better service stand out + get their old aircraft repaired and refitted with new interiors + retrained their staff. So much to do so little done. Last edited by V.Narayan : 21st February 2024 at 21:34.
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24th February 2024, 06:51	#332
itwasntme Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 7,779 Thanked: 14,319 Times View My Garage	Re: Air India Divestment - Tata Sons completes acquisition https://x.com/airindia/status/1760995162678026660?s=20 Air India’s new safety film
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1st June 2024, 16:40	#334
mukeshgoel Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 1,279 Thanked: 2,412 Times View My Garage	Re: Air India Divestment - Tata Sons completes acquisition Air India PR team is very solid. They know how to be in news all the time. Of course for wrong reasons. https://curlytales.com/no-ac-passengers-faint-dinner-on-ramp-air-india-delhi-san-francisco-flight-delayed-by-20-hours/ No AC, Passengers Faint, Dinner On Ramp: Air India Delhi-San Francisco Flight Delayed By 20 Hours During this delay, a few passengers fainted due to lack of proper air conditioning in the cabin after which they were made to deboard the plane.
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1st June 2024, 20:26	#335
fhdowntheline Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: —- Posts: 2,773 Thanked: 8,662 Times	Re: Air India Divestment - Tata Sons completes acquisition Why cant airports create a "containment" zone precisely for these reasons ? Why make passengers wait inside the plane for more than 1 hour even ? How difficult would it be to create a space in the terminals for 3-400 pax or say 550 pax at maximum (considering an A380). Smaller airports can create equivalents.
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1st June 2024, 21:13	#336
MyLife_MyCar BHPian Join Date: Nov 2022 Location: New Delhi Posts: 436 Thanked: 1,766 Times	Re: Air India Divestment - Tata Sons completes acquisition I feel DGCA should mandate airlines to provide exact cause rather than just “operational reasons”. I know how one’s blood boils on hearing this 2-word explanation from airline staff when they are looking at a potential loss varying from thousands to lakhs, plus the emotional drain.
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8th March 2025, 13:01	#337
volkman10 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: -- Posts: 25,848 Thanked: 79,263 Times View My Garage	Re: Air India Divestment - Tata Sons completes acquisition Air India denies 82-year-old wheelchair; she falls at Delhi airport, lands in ICU. Link:
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9th March 2025, 18:46	#339
whitewing BHPian Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Bangalore Posts: 611 Thanked: 1,859 Times	Re: Air India Divestment - Tata Sons completes acquisition This thread started off with so much optimism and hope that our dear maharaja would see better times post the takeover by the TATA group. Sad to see that nothing posted over the past few months, indicate things have changed for the better.
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9th March 2025, 20:08	#340
youknowitbetter BHPian Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Mumbai Posts: 190 Thanked: 328 Times	Re: Air India Divestment - Tata Sons completes acquisition Have had really bad experience with Air India (domestic and international circuit). In case of domestic flight, the flight took off after 4 hours from DEL to BOM, it was landed on old terminal, took more than almost 2 hours for us to get luggage. In case of international flight BOM to DXB, the flight took off after 8 hours but then was routed back to BOM. No one from Air India was there to help the passengers and to answer their questions. I had to wait at the airport for almost 16 hours to flight to DXB (the flight which is less than/around 3.5 hours)! I am not questioning AI in any of these events as it can happen with any other airlines as well, but the issue has been of accepting the issue and addressing the same. AI seems to have lost SOPs or seems to be disinterested which the whole process. I may still fly AI in future since we don't have real alternatives (in domestic sector), but they aren't the preferred carrier by a margin!
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