Last September, when India's govern-iment said it planned to let foreign airlines buy up to 49% of domestic carriers, the offer seemed as tempting as a stale cha-pati. India's six largest airlines will post combined losses of $1.6 billion this fiscal year, predicts the Centre for Aviation, a Sydney-based consultancy, and have a combined debt of $13 billion. State-owned Air India, which accounts for most of those losses and debts, lives off government bailouts while launching price wars that keep its rivals' fares unsustainably low.
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机译：去年9月，印度政府宣布计划让外国航空公司购买多达49％的国内航空公司时，这一提议似乎像陈词滥调一样诱人。总部位于悉尼的咨询公司航空中心（Center for Aviation）预测，印度六大航空公司本财年将合计亏损16亿美元，合并债务为130亿美元。国有企业印度航空（Air India）承担了大部分此类损失和债务，它依靠政府的救助维持生计，同时发动价格战，使竞争对手的机票价格难以维持低位。
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