Tatas to go solo for Air India EoI, plans to co-opt Singapore Airlines later


If Air India enters their fold, Tatas’ combined market share in the Indian domestic aviation market will be around 23%, 10% higher than SpiceJet.

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Tata Group | Air India | Singapore Airlines

Salt-to-steel conglomerate Tata Sons is likely to file an expression of interest (EoI) for state airline Air India, the deadline for which is December 14. Singapore Airlines (SIA), with which Tata Sons operates on a full service basis. Vistara airline will not be part of the offering in the initial stages, people familiar with the development said.

Tata Sons did not comment on the issue. A spokesperson for SIA also declined to comment on future investment opportunities. “The opportunity to acquire Air India is too good to let go if the company wants to have scale and size in the business of …

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First Post: Monday Dec 14, 2020 06:05 IST

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