{"id":35187,"date":"2026-07-24T18:29:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=35187"},"modified":"2026-07-24T18:29:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:29:17","slug":"indigo-opposes-more-say-for-airport-operators-in-airlines-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=35187","title":{"rendered":"IndiGo opposes more say for airport operators in airlines | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132594516,imgsize-94336,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/indigo.jpg\" alt=\"IndiGo opposes more say for airport operators in airlines\" title=\"Rahul Bhatia, promoter and MD of India\u2019s largest carrier IndiGo\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Rahul Bhatia, promoter and MD of India\u2019s largest carrier IndiGo\">Rahul Bhatia, promoter and MD of India\u2019s largest carrier IndiGo<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Rahul Bhatia, promoter and MD of India&#8217;s largest carrier <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/indigo\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">IndiGo<\/a>, has opposed the proposed move to allow airport operators in India to own and run airlines too. &#8220;There is no global precedent for this. <!-- -->It raises massive conflict-of-interest concerns, and it is unclear how such a move would serve consumers&#8217; interests,&#8221; he said at a post earnings call.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Bhatia&#8217;s Thursday comments come as govt is considering to dilute provisions that disallow operators of Delhi and Mumbai airports to own more than 10% stake in a scheduled airline. While the Adani Group, which runs Mumbai airport, is likely to make the first move by picking up stake in an existing airline or investing in a startup, the GMR Group, which operates Delhi&#8217;s IGIA, could do so at a subsequent stage.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The news has resulted in Interglobe Aviation&#8217;s shares falling for two consecutive days as investors perceive the airline, which controls two-thirds of the domestic aviation market, to be a loser in case the move goes through.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Senior aviation ministry officials said a country with the economic potential of India should have multiple airlines and not just a duopoly with IndiGo and Tata&#8217;s Air India group.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Meanwhile, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) Thursday invited public comments on a commitment proposal by IndiGo in a probe following its last Dec schedule collapse.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The airline has proposed temporarily releasing domestic slots at airports. &#8220;Post such handover, the airport operator\/authority may determine re-allocation of such slots\/dates for routes, as deemed fit,&#8221; the CCI notice says.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/indigo-opposes-more-say-for-airport-operators-in-airlines\/articleshow\/132594506.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rahul Bhatia, promoter and MD of India\u2019s largest carrier IndiGo NEW DELHI: Rahul Bhatia, promoter and MD of India&#8217;s largest carrier IndiGo, has opposed the proposed move to allow airport operators in India to own and run airlines too. &#8220;There is no global precedent for this. 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