‘Something lagging’ in Air India staff commitment: Raju

Sending out a stern message to Air India staff, Civil Aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has said “something is lagging” when it comes to commitment shown by them compared with rival airlines. While acknowledging that Air India, which turned operationally profitable last fiscal, has “done better”, the minister emphasised on the need to ensure more cohesiveness at the carrier. The carrier, staying afloat on a bailout package extended by the central govt, is making efforts to improve its financial position, including by way of cost optimisation measures, capacity addition and introduction of new flights. Raju, who has been generally supportive of Air India, is of the view that the carrier has definitely done better but there is always scope for improvement. <br/>