Billionaire Anand Mahindra said he was not brave enough to take on debt-laden Air India after the government said it would privatise the ailing national carrier. I don’t possess THAT much courage.”Once the country’s monopoly airline, Air India has lost market share to new low-cost private carriers. “No one in their right mind would buy Air India. Only someone hell bent on committing seppuku (ritual suicide) will buy Air India,” @iPatelAnkit wrote on Twitter. “Potential buyer of Air India says, AI air hostesses will be retained as Air-Grandma & they will read bedtime stories to the kids in planes,” tweeted another user.

Source: Hindustan Times June 29, 2017 06:45 UTC