Singapore’s Competition and Consumer Commission has filed antitrust concerns about Tata Sons’ acquisition of Air India.
The agency completed its first phase review and noted various issues.
It found overlap in-services operated by Tata-owned carriers Air India and Vistara on the Singapore to Mumbai and Delhi routes.
“In particular, Air India and Vistara are two of the three key market players along the Overlapping Air Passenger Transport Routes, and both airlines are likely to be each other’s close competitors,” the commission said.
The only other competitor Singapore Airlines, is also tied up with Tata as joint-venture partner in Vistara.
“CCCS needs to assess further the extent to which SIA competes with the merged entity along these routes, given that SIA is a prospective partner with Vistara in the Commercial Cooperation Framework agreement,” the CCCS added.
