IndiGo-Tata airlines duopoly: Outlook for smaller players looks uncertain

So what will the domestic airline market look like going forward?

With a combined share of over 86 per cent in the quarter ended June, the domestic airline market is already a duopoly between IndiGo and the Tatas.

The consensus among experts and the aviation industry is that it is here to stay.

The Tata group’s acquisition of state-owned Air India saw the merger of its four airlines — Air India with Vistara and AirAsia with Air India Express. As a result the combined share in the domestic skies, which had been small for each airline, is now 25.7 per cent and they are pretty close to their target of hitting