Why online travel sites are facing turbulence thanks to Air India-IndiGo duopoly

April 2012. A struggling Kingfisher Airlines was on the last leg of its journey. It was IndiGo, not as big as it is today, that pulled a rabbit out of the hat — suddenly withdrawing its entire inventory from MakeMyTrip.
The Gurugram-based carrier alleged that the travel portal was selling masked cheaper tickets of Vijay Mallya’s fledgling airline. The move sent shockwaves through the aviation and travel industry.