New Delhi: Seven years after the merger between Air India and Indian Airlines was announced, the new entity has decided to celebrate 'Air India Day' on August 27 from this year. The merger was announced in August 2007, and these celebrations are a recognition of the merged entity.
"These functions are more part of employee engagement and celebrated by almost all public sector companies in the country," said a senior Air India official.
"We have chosen August since the merger was announced during this month," the official added.
Air India and Indian Airlines used to celebrate annual days when they were separate entities, but discontinued the practice, post the merger.
While unions used to celebrate it separately in the erstwhile Indian Airlines, Air India celebrated its annual day on October 13 — the day JRD Tata flew the first commercial flight of Tata Aviation from Karachi to Bombay way back in 1932.
25/08/14 Mihir Mishra/Economic Times
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"These functions are more part of employee engagement and celebrated by almost all public sector companies in the country," said a senior Air India official.
"We have chosen August since the merger was announced during this month," the official added.
Air India and Indian Airlines used to celebrate annual days when they were separate entities, but discontinued the practice, post the merger.
While unions used to celebrate it separately in the erstwhile Indian Airlines, Air India celebrated its annual day on October 13 — the day JRD Tata flew the first commercial flight of Tata Aviation from Karachi to Bombay way back in 1932.
25/08/14 Mihir Mishra/Economic Times
