CCI sees no evidence of collusion by IndiGo, others in price fixing: Report

Investigators with India’s antitrust watchdog have found no evidence that the country’s biggest airline, IndiGo , and four rival carriers colluded to fix ticket prices, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in 2015 ordered a probe into allegations of anti-competitive practices after similar fares were being offered on certain routes by IndiGo, SpiceJet , GoAir, state-run Air India [AIN.UL] and now-defunct Jet Airways.

The CCI inquiry, which included an analysis of the algorithms airlines to determine ticket fares, found that all five airlines were working independently, the three sources said.

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