TIL Desk/Business/New Delhi/ The government today came out with a set of clarifications on the proposed strategic disinvestment in Air India and said individuals other than the airline’s employees would not be allowed to bid. It had issued preliminary information memorandum on March 28 for the proposed sale of up to 76 per cent stake in Air India along with management control to private entities.
The disinvestment would include profit-making Air India Express and joint venture AISATS, an equal joint venture between the national carrier and Singapore-based SATS Ltd. The government has put out clarifications for 160 questions from interested bidders on the disinvestment of Air India and its two subsidiaries — Air India Express and AISATS.
According to the 19-page document released today, the government has clarified that “individuals (other than employees) are not allowed to bid”. Clarifications have been provided on various other aspects, including those related to slots, bilateral rights and employee rights.
“Details of existing slots and code share agreements will be provided at RFP (Request for Proposal) stage. It is expected that there will not be any impact of disinvestment on existing slots and bilateral rights. “Bidders are advised to undertake their own assessment for the impact of disinvestment process on the existing code share agreement,” the government said.
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