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IndiGo's one definite answer to monopoly

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One-third of IndiGo's capacity is deployed on routes where no other airline operates, promoter and managing director Rahul Bhatia said, pushing back against scrutiny of the carrier's dominant market share.Bhatia also said that it is imperative that the country should have one or two strong airlines with large market share if it intends to compete against global aviation power hubs."34% of our capacity is deployed in unique markets where nobody else flies. It is not that other airlines cannot fly in these markets — but they choose not to," Bhatia told ET in an interview."When the world talks about our market share, generally there isn't an appreciation of the fact that within that, there's a large chunk of flying that we do which is unique to IndiGo."Bhatia drew comparisons with Emirates in Dubai, Singapore Airlines, and Qantas in Australia, arguing that scale is inevitable for any airline that wants to compete globally. "If you truly want India to compete with the rest of the world, yo

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