The paper aims to discuss the competition issues in the aviation sector within the Indian jurisdiction. The paper seeks to address various entry barriers (price of fuel, Landing slots, Boarding gates etc) to the airline industry. Further, it discusses the predominant issue of cartel behavior and...

This paper was prepared as a background note for a discussion held in June 2014 by the OECD Competition Committee on Airline Competition with the aim of examining the main competition issues in the sector and how competition enforcement authorities have been dealing with them.

The air transport sector is important in facilitating economic growth and development. In a country made up of more than 7,000 islands, air transportation serves as the fastest mode of connectivity within the country and the rest of the world. The direct impact of the air transport sector to...