The Indian civil aviation ministry study into the lack of profitability for Air India on international and domestic routes found that the lack of freedom in deciding aircraft deployment; foreign carriers getting multiple points of access within India and carrying away traffic; and Indian private airlines concentrating on Delhi International Airport as an international hub were to blame for the airline’s poor performance. As soon as Air India lost its route monopoly when the airspace was liberalized, the study found that Air India is making significant operational losses due to a “huge” mismatch between the aircraft it flies and the

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