Sunday, September 24, 2017

Air India looks to vacate unused space at airports, save on rentals

New Delhi: Air India plans to vacate unused hangar space at some airports and sell the scrap lying there to cut costs, CMD Rajiv Bansal has said.
After taking over the reins of the disinvestment-bound airline last month, Bansal has been working on ways to improve On Time Performance (OTP) of the flights, customer service and reduce costs on various fronts.
Bansal said he is planning to vacate any extra space at airports that the airline might be holding up due to scrap.
"I am finding that there is a lot of unused material lying in hangars and unnecessarily we are holding on. So we can get some money by selling the scrap and also save rentals by leaving the space," Bansal told in an interview.
He noted that there is more such space occupied by the airline at Delhi and Mumbai airports.
""I noticed that in Delhi itself one aircraft which has been auctioned is lying in the hangar. Similarly in Mumbai, steel scrap is lying and we are trying to dispose that of so that hangar space can be cleared," Bansal said.
Hangar is a space within the airport complex where maintenance work of aircraft is carried out.
The national carrier has around ten hangars in different airports across the country.
Air India group operates to 42 international destinations and over 70 domestic stations. It has an operating fleet of 142 aircraft.
24/09/17 PTI/Economic Times
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