Mumbai/Chennai: Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) has reportedly held talks with GoAir and SpiceJet for a stake purchase. ANA spokesperson RyoseiNomura, however, told TOI over phone, "We do not offer comments on such media queries." A detailed questionnaire seeking details of ANA's interest in the two Indian carriers remained unanswered till the time of going to press.
Repeated calls and an e-mail query to Jeh Wadia, MD of GoAir, elicited no response. Sun Group's CFO S L Narayanan said in an e-mailed statement, "Some strategic investors have evinced interest in speaking to the company; however, we can neither confirm nor deny the names of any specific carriers, given the uncertainties of a viable transaction fructifying." Narayanan, sources said, is spearheading the talks with ANA. Phone calls to Anand Rathi Financial Services CEO Praveen Chakravarty went unanswered.
01/02/13 Rajesh Chandramouli, Boby Kurian & Reeba Zachariah/Times of India
