Competition Comm orders probe against IndiGo for unfair biz practices

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....ompetition Comm orders probe against IndiGo for unfair biz practices<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 4-2-2026<BR>PTI<BR>New Delhi, Feb 4 (PTI) The Competition Commission on Wednesday ordered a detailed probe against IndiGo for unfair business practices, little over two months after the country's largest airline cancelled thousands of flights due to operational issues. In a 16-page order, the Competition ....

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....Commission of India (CCI) said that by cancelling thousands of flights, which constituted a significant portion of the scheduled capacity, IndiGo effectively withheld its services from the market, creating an artificial scarcity, limiting consumer access to air travel during peak demand. "Such conduct by a dominant enterprise may be viewed as restricting the provision of services under Section 4....

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....(2)(b)(i) of the Act," the regulator said. Section 4 of the Competition Act pertains to abuse of dominant position. Noting that prima-facie the airline's conduct seems to be causing an appreciable adverse effect on competition in India, CCI ordered a detailed investigation by its Director General (DG). In early December, IndiGo faced massive operational disruptions, and subsequently, the Dir....

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....ectorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) curtailed the airline's winter schedule by 10 per cent until February 10. Between December 3 and 5, 2,507 flights were cancelled, and 1,852 flights were delayed, impacting over 3 lakh passengers at airports across the country, the regulator said in a statement on January 20. PTI RAM ANU ANU<BR> News - Press release - PIB....