Ratan Tata Has A Welcome Message For Air India Passengers. Hear Voice Note

Tata Group has taken over Air India nearly 69 years after it was taken from the conglomerate.

New Delhi: Passengers onboard Air India flights received a warm welcome from Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons & Chairman Tata Trusts.

In his recorded message which was posted on Twitter by Air India, he greeted the passengers and said, “We are excited to work together to make Air India the airline of choice in terms of passenger comfort and service".

Air India's shared this message along with a scenic video of a flight taking off and mid-flight. 

Tata Group has taken over Air India nearly 69 years after it was taken from the conglomerate. Last week the government officially handed over Air India to the Tata Group, as the Centre transferred 100 per cent shares in Air India to the Tatas wholly-owned subsidiary Talace Pvt Ltd along with management control.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia had said that Air India had a running loss of Rs 85,000 crore over the past 14 years. The national carrier was incurring losses of almost Rs 20 crore per day. Scindia termed the decision of nationalising the airline as a “wrong step” and said that the current disinvestment has set the 69-year-old history in perspective.

After the takeover, Punjab National Bank (PNB) Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) S S Mallikarjuna Rao had said that all the outstanding amounts from Air India has been paid off.

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran had reached out to employees of Air India and said the entire nation is waiting to see what “we will achieve together”.