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Updated November 29th, 2019 at 14:25 IST

Civil aviation min's statement on AI privatisation 'highly damaging': Employees' Union

Employees' Union on Thursday called Civil Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri's statement in Rajya Sabha about Air India privatisation to be 'highly damaging'

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Civil Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri's recent statement in Rajya Sabha that Air India will have to be closed down if not privatised is "highly damaging" and will have "massive financial implications" for the national carrier, an employees' union said on Thursday. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Aviation Industry Employees' Guild said "Coming from the civil aviation minister...this statement is highly damaging, uncalled for at this stage and has massive financial implications for Air India, as our passengers will start canceling their flight bookings and/or prospective passengers refrain from booking seats on AI flights from March 2020 or even before."

"Considering the tremendous repercussions the statement may have, it would be in the interest of Air India to prevail upon the Honourable Minister not only to withdraw the statement made by him but also to refrain from making any such irresponsible statements in future," the letter said.

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Published November 29th, 2019 at 13:40 IST

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