Merger will create one of top 30 airlines

ALAN PEAT THE PLAN to merge India’s two biggest state-owned airlines, Air India and Indian Airlines, has been approved by the country’s aviation minister, according to the UK Economist. This will create a national carrier that could compete as one of the world’s top 30 airlines. The minister was also reported to have said that a promised merger announced last month between two private domestic carriers, Jet Airways and Air Sahara, would be permitted.