The passengers who will be travelling on Air India flights on Friday will be hearing about the Tata Group’s takeover of the airline during in-flight announcements, according to an official order.
The Indian government handed over Air India to the Tata Group on Thursday afternoon, after approximately 69 years when it was taken from the conglomerate.
In an order, the operations department told the airline’s pilots to make a specific announcement after door closure on every flight departing on Friday.
As per the order, the announcement will be as follows: “Dear Guests, This is your Captain (Name) speaking……..Welcome aboard this historic flight, which marks a special event.”
