Air India Honours Senior Employees on Completing 25 years on its Foundation Day.
Chandigarh, August 28, 2015: India’s National Carrier Air India, today celebrated it Foundation Day with great pride and enthusiasm. On this momentous occasion the national carrier felicitated 1754 senior employees who have completed 25 years of service with the company. Keeping pace with the times, Air India organized its first ever technology interaction via Periscope and Google Hangout with Indian Sports personalities. Award winners such as Jagbir Singh (Hockey), Nikhil Chopra (Indian test Cricket player), Tania Sachdev (International chess player), M P Singh (Hockey) and Zafar Iqbal (Hockey) were part of the live interaction.
Air India’s Foundations Day is an annual event which is celebrated on 27th August every year. On this occasion Air India recognizes the praiseworthy efforts of the employees of both Air India and Indian Airlines for dedicated stint with the airlines. Air India and Indian Airlines celebrated Nationalization day as separate entities on August 1st every year until their merger in 2007. The new entity decided to celebrate ‘Nationalization Day’ on August 27 there on.
Congratulating the employees on their dedication and commitment Mr. Rohit Nandan, CMD Air India said, “It’s a very joyous moment for everyone. I would like to complement and congratulate each of the 1754 employees for their loyalty and commitment and for taking Air India to new heights. As members of the national carrier we should continue to work with same zeal in the coming years to keep the flag of Air India flying high.
The domestic and international airports at various regions all India had a festive look with special flowers at all counters besides the banner display at Air India offices at various locations. There was an air of happiness and excitement among the employees who shared all the fellow colleagues who were felicitated.
A felicitation ceremony was held at different Air India regional centres. At Air India Delhi headquarters 489 employees of the Northern region were honored with mementos and citations. 273 employees from Eastern region, 138 in Southern region with 94 in Hyderabad and 752 in Western Region were also honored for their services.
Date:
Friday, August 28, 2015