Today the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Tata Group’s acquisition of Air India & other services related to it.
The Government had said earlier that the process of disinvestment & handing over of Air India to Tata Sons is to be completed by the end of December.
On October 8 the Tata Sons had won the bid for Air India. Tata’s had placed the bid amount worth ₹18,000 crores. According to reports the amount includes payment of ₹2,700 crores in cash and take over ₹15,300 crores of the carrier’s debt. Tatas will also own Air India’s 50% stake in AISATS.
The non-core assets of Air India that includes land & building worth ₹14,718 crores will be transferred to AIAHL. The GOI had issued the Letter of Intent to Tata Sons on October 11.
