as it looks to lower its crushing debt burden, while continuing to operate is an ongoing concern. "It has been only 10 days since the government announced the entry of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Indian aviation sector. Therefore, you can only surmise the level of talks we have held so far," he told reporters in Bengaluru.
-->
Separately, he confirmed a meeting between the airline officials and its consortium of lenders, led by the State Bank of India. This is expected to be the first such meet between the parties since the Indian government's announcement earlier in the month, to allow 49 per cent FDI in the sector. "We will be meeting them for routine issues. We had a meeting last month, and will continue to have them going forward, to address all the issues of the lenders' consortium," he said.