IA fears monopoly edge for Jet

New Delhi: Government run Indian Airlines has opposed the allotment of Sahara's Airport infrastructure to Jet Airways.
In a letter to the government, Indian Airlines’ chairman has asked for a clear policy regarding slot allocation and airport infrastructure. Many small airlines have been raising the bogey of monopoly after Jet decided to buy out Sahara. State owned Indian Airlines seem to agree with them. In a strongly worded letter to the government it has asked the government not to allot airport infrastructure owned by Sahara to Jet airways.
The Jet-Sahara combine has about 78 aircraft in its fleet and almost about 70 per cent of the market share. In Delhi and Mumbai the two together will not only have the most number of parking bays but also cover huge areas in the terminal buildings.
09/03/06 Arijit Banerjee /CNN-IBN

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