• Policy review concerns: Potential policy changes could allow airport operators like the Adani Group to enter the airline sector, raising concerns over massive conflicts of interest.
• Operational unfairness risks: Airport operators manage critical infrastructure including gates, slots, parking spaces, and aircraft movements, giving their own potential airlines an uncompetitive advantage over rivals.
• Dubai ownership precedent: Common ownership of Dubai's airport and Emirates demonstrated market distortions during the West Asia crisis and past disruptions, where Emirates operated freely while competing Indian carriers were blocked.
• Aviation entry policies: India already offers one of the most open and friendly investment environments with zero barriers for new airline entrants, making airport-airline integration unnecessary.