CCI probes IndiGo for dominance abuse, fare hikes after December flight cancellations

The order published on the CCI’s website on Wednesday followed complaints alleging antitrust violations by India’s largest airline. The antitrust regulator said that one of the complaints accused the budget airline of cancelling hundreds of flights that caused a heavy surge in prices as well as huge inconvenience to passengers.

IndiGo did not comment on the notice from the anti-trust watchdog, but an official told HT that an order has been received by the airline and that a reply would be sent after studying it in detail.

IndiGo cancelled about 4,500 flights in the first weeks of December.

The CCI’s order came even as the airline said on Wednesday that it was curtailing some overseas services, including a recently launched one to Copenhagen, due to operational constraints from airspace closures linked to geopolitical tensions and airport congestion.