Speaking exclusively to India Today TV, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia congratulated the Tata Group on AIr India takeover. He said, "Not only I, but the civil aviation fraternity and people of India at large all stand to gain from the culmination of the very, very long process that has been in the making for over two decades. I'm extremely relieved and happy that we have culminated this transaction."