IndiGo, Air India oppose Adani’s airline entry
The restrictions are embedded in airport concession agreements: while the Noida International Airport (Jewar) and Navi Mumbai airport agreements prohibit entities with more than a 26% stake in an airline from owning an airport, the Delhi and Mumbai airport agreements impose a stricter 10% cap. The same provisions can also be applied in reverse, effectively preventing airport operators from acquiring stakes in airlines. Such a consolidation across the value chain not only kills competition but also results in fewer jobs,” the Air India official said.
- ▪The restrictions are embedded in airport concession agreements: while the Noida International Airport (Jewar) and Navi Mumbai airport agreements prohibit entities with more than a 26% stake in an airline from owning an airport, the Delhi an
- ▪The same provisions can also be applied in reverse, effectively preventing airport operators from acquiring stakes in airlines.
- ▪Such a consolidation across the value chain not only kills competition but also results in fewer jobs,” the Air India official said.
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IndiGo and Air India have opposed the Adani Group’s reported interest in entering the airline business, raising concerns over conflicts of interest and the potential erosion of competition, as the conglomerate is learnt to have approached the government to remove cross-ownership restrictions that currently limit airline ownership in airports and vice versa. Centre considering lifting restrictions on airport ownershipIndiGo Managing Director Rahul Bhatia on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) in an analyst’s call to discuss the quarterly results said in a response to a query on the issue that there was “no global precedent because it would typically raise a massive conflict of interest, and over a period of time it would against the interest of consumers.”The government is considering relaxing…
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