On the way to ‘Modani Airlines’?

Synopsis : Recently, the cancellation of numerous IndiGo Airlines flights caused a nationwide uproar, bringing India’s aviation sector close to a shutdown. However, little attention was paid to how the sector became highly monopolised, with IndiGo controlling more than half of the market share. At the same time, the Adani Group appears to be laying the groundwork to establish its own airline.

For more than two weeks now, the mainstream media have been resounding with news reports and commentaries about the difficulties faced by air passengers, about the callousness of a private airline that abruptly cancelled flights, and about the irresponsibility of the government in handling the situation. Even if not the core issues, at least peripheral matters are being aired loudly and repeatedly.