Govt employees no longer bound to fly by Air India
The Centre will end Air India’s monopoly over flying millions of government employees after its privatisation, although large part of the employees’ ticketing requirements will continue to be handled by three state-owned companies.
The companies will likely earn agency commissions and ticketing charges from the huge pool of government employees, estimated to run into a few million.
On November 2, department of investment and public asset management secretary Tuhin Kanta Panda said it would no longer be mandatory for government employees to travel by Air India after its privatisation.
