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Govt gives approval to sell 100% stake in Air India's ground handling firm

Proceeds from the sale would be used to pay off Air India's debt

Govt gives approval to sell 100% stake in Air India's ground handling firm
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Arindam Majumder New Delhi
The government on Tuesday appro­ved 100 per cent stake sale in state-owned airline Air India’s ground-handling company Air India Air Transport Services Limited (AIATSL).

The approval comes at a time when the government is working on ways to revive the fortunes of Air India — estimated to have debt burden of more than Rs 500 billion, including sale of non-core assets. 

Proceeds from the sale of AIATSL would be used to pay off part of Air India’s debt. “Strategic sale of 100 per cent share sale in AIATSL has been approved,” Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Nayan Choubey said.

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