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CCI's queries on Vistara merger 'normal': Air India CEO Campbell Wilson

In February, Air India had placed the world's second largest single-tranche order for 470 planes - 250 with Airbus and 220 with Boeing

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Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons, (fourth from right), N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons (second from right) and Campbell Wilson, CEO & MD, Air India (leftmost) reviewing premium cabin seat options for future aircraft

Deepak Patel New Delhi

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The Competition Commission of India’s (CCIs) request to Air India for more information regarding its proposed merger with Vistara is a “normal and important part of the evaluation process,” its chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD) Campbell Wilson said on Friday.

Last month, the CCI had issued a notice to Air India asking why its proposed merger with Vistara should not be probed over concerns about competition in the Indian aviation market.

Meanwhile, Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata and Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran had personally reviewed seat options for premium cabins in Air India’s future aircraft,

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