Tata Sons Private, the holding company of Salt to Software conglomerate Tata Sons, has filed an application with the Competition Commission of India seeking permission for the proposed merger of Air India and Vistara. The filings suggest that Vistara will be merged into Air India with the former’s partner, Singapore Airlines, allotted additional shares in the combined entity through a preferential allotment. Tata Sons will hold at least 51% stake in the merged company, with Singapore Airlines retaining a minority stake of 25.1%. Both airlines compete and overlap in various categories of air transport such as international and domestic passenger transport, as well as cargo. However, Tata Sons said in the filing that the merger will not cause any significant adverse effect on competition in India, regardless of how the relevant markets are defined.