Air India: The command of Air India will be handed over to Tata by the end of this week, know the complete details of the acquisition

The time has finally come to hand over Air India to the Tatas. A report quoting senior officials said that the command of Air India is expected to be handed over to Tata this week on January 26, Republic Day.

The deal was done for Rs 18,000 crore

Significantly, on October 8, 2021, the government had sold Air India to Tales Private Limited, a subsidiary of Tata Group's holding company, for Rs 18,000 crore last year. Subsequently, on October 11, a letter of intent was issued to the Tata Group, officially confirming the government's intention to sell its 100 percent stake in the airline. After this, on October 25, 21, the Center had signed a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) for this deal.

Third airline brand in Tata group

The rest of the formalities regarding the deal are expected to be completed in the next few days and the airline will be handed over to the Tata group by the end of this week, officials said on Monday. As a part of the deal, the Tata Group will also be handed over a 50 percent stake in Air India Express and ground handling arm Air India SATS. Whereas this will be the first privatization after 2003-04. With this, Air India will be the third airline brand in the Tata group. Earlier, the group held a majority stake in AirAsia India and Vistara.