Indian Airlines Limited or Indian was
India's state owned primarily domestic
airline, under the federal
Union Ministry of Civil Aviation and based in
New Delhi. Its main bases were the international airports in
Chennai,
Mumbai,
Kolkata and
New Delhi. On
December 7 2005, the company was rebranded as Indian or इंडियन for advertising purposes as a part of a program to revamp the company image in preparation for an
IPO. The airline operated closely with
Air India, India's national
flag carrier.
Alliance Air was a fully owned subsidiary of Indian.On
22 February 2007, a Group of Ministers (GoM) has approved the merger of state-owned carriers, Air India and Indian (Indian Airlines Ltd). On
13 June 2007, an estimated 15,000 ground staff and cabin crew of the Indian went on a nation-wide strike demanding payment of wage arrears.
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