The employee group that bid for Air India

As Air India employees prepare to bid for the airline, Commercial Director Meenakshi Mallik has emerged as the face leading the group of employees. However, the bid may face hurdles as Air India pilots have been advised not to participate in the airline’s disinvestment process.

According to a report by Mint, Mallik, who has been with the airline for the past 31 years, has planned the acquisition with “a private equity fund that will finance the bid while letting employees retain control of the airline.”

A group representing as many as 209 Air India employees have put in a bid for the national carrier, according to news agency PTI.