Air India, Vistara merger under lens as CCI looks for impact on competition

Air India and Vistara have told the Competition Commission of India (CCI) that their merger will not harm competition in the industry, The Economic Times (ET) reported. Citing people in the know, the report said that carriers told the competition watchdog that there are enough services from rivals on the routes that the combined entity will fly.

The people cited above told ET that while CCI’s scrutiny is unlikely to have any material impact on the business of the airlines, it could affect the timeline of the merger.