Overview
- India's aviation regulator emailed IndiGo, Air India, Air India Express, SpiceJet, and Akasa on January 1 for average fares by route for December 1–15 covering economy and premium economy.
- The same request sought fare data on affected routes during the disruption to identify any unusual price movements.
- The Competition Commission of India is proceeding against IndiGo to examine possible abuse of a dominant market position.
- IndiGo's reported pilot shortages led to about 4,500 flight cancellations in December, and fares on some airlines surged, prompting temporary government caps.
- Akasa declined to comment while other airlines did not respond, and officials indicated the data request is for context rather than a broader inquiry into other carriers.