No tie-up with airlines for govt staff after Air India-Tata deal

The government is not mandating travel by any particular airline, going forward, after handing over Air India because there won't be any state-owned airline, said DIPAM secretary

Post handing over of Air India to the Tatas, government officials will be free to book their travel with any airline that offers them the best price.

And, the Centre will not have a tie up with any carrier, department of investment and public asset management (DIPAM) Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said. 

“The government is not mandating travel by any particular airline, going forward, after handing over Air India because there won’t be any state-owned airline,” he said. 

The department of expenditure (DoE) will soon issue instructions to government departments for official travel as this needs to be done before handing over Air