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Hardeep Puri 'confident and hopeful' about Air India's divestment plans

'I have always said that Air India is a first-class asset,' he said.

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"In absence of a decision on resumption of international civil aviation which will depend on other countries opening up, we are left with no option but to continue what I call evacuation and repatriation flights under managed and controlled condition

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2 min read Last Updated : Jun 22 2020 | 3:30 PM IST

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said that he had never been as "hopeful and confident" on Air India's divestment or disinvestment as he was now.

Addressing a press conference here, Puri said, "I have never been as hopeful and confident on Air India's divestment or disinvestment whatever you choose, as I am now. I have always said that Air India is a first-class asset. It has excellent engineers, excellent pilots, covering various destinations be it the evacuation of people from Wuhan, Air India has been at the heart of it."

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