The practice of charging for ancillary services on domestic flights is likely to grow as competition soars.
At a time when the aviation industry is going through turbulent times and multiple issues, the government is trying to put Air India back on track.
Assocham president Niranjan Hiranandani said his talks with government officials showed dues to industry and states were pending in the form of refunds of income tax, value-added tax, and GST, and compensation, payments to discoms in the power sector, fertiliser subsidies, etc.
'In the next five years both online and TV viewership will grow and complement each other.'
The biggest challenge is not the airline's debt, but downsizing its 16,800 employees, says Surajeet Dasgupta.
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