Air India winner announcement expected tomorrow

Shishir Sinha Updated - October 07, 2021 at 11:06 AM.

It is believed that the Tata Group willget back the airline

**EDS: FILE IMAGE FOR CIVIL AVIATION STORIES** New Delhi: In this Monday, March 2, 2020 file photo are seen Air India planes parked at the IGI Airport in New Delhi. The Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday, May 21, 2020 issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for passenger movement which needs to be followed by airports, passengers and airlines after the flight operations commences from May 25. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) (PTI21-05-2020_000203A)

The Centre is expected to announce the name of the winning bidder for Air India on Friday. There are two bidders — the Tata Group and SpiceJet’s Chairman Ajay Singh in his personal capacity.

It is believed that the Tata Group will get back the airline which it started and ran before it was nationalised.

A Ministerial Group headed by Home Minister Amit Shah has been vetting the bids based on recommendations given by a panel of Secretaries led by the Cabinet Secretary.

Published on October 6, 2021 16:49