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IndiGo’s cost puzzle points to a deeper pilot problem
A drop in employee costs, despite the need to hire pilots under the new DGCA norms, raises fresh concerns about IndiGo’s staffing, and its vulnerability to a December 2025-scale disruption.
08 Jun 2026
Rahul Bhatia is IndiGo’s good, and bad, news
Investors have backed the founder’s move to ease out the airline’s CEO and take charge in the interim. But they should be worried about the airline’s dependence on him.
11 Mar 2026
How the IndiGo crisis went unnoticed in November
Despite enough warnings, no alarm bells were rung. The buck now stops with Rahul Bhatia, the promoter and managing director of India’s largest airline that is facing its biggest crisis ever.
08 Dec 2025
IndiGo’s Rahul Bhatia may have another winner—in hospitality
The partnership between his InterGlobe Hotels and French multinational Accor poses a serious challenge to the leadership of Tata’s IHCL and American multinational Marriott in the hospitality business.
28 Apr 2025
Rahul Bhatia readies IndiGo for its biggest challenge yet
The order of Airbus A350-900 wide-body aircraft puts in motion the most ambitious and riskiest project undertaken by the airline’s founder. As things stand, the odds are stacked against him.
08 May 2024
IndiGo’s evolution man
CEO Pieter Elbers talks about his move to India, the airline’s international expansion, working with promoter Rahul Bhatia and the balancing act that pilot salaries entails.
24 Feb 2023
Is Rahul Bhatia's IndiGo a house divided?
Partner Rakesh Gangwal’s exit has given the co-founder and now managing director a chance to leave his imprint on India’s largest airline. Much will depend on how Bhatia handles IndiGo’s HR crisis.
19 Apr 2022
IndiGo’s man for all seasons
Ronojoy Dutta has managed to turn around his naysayers by navigating India’s largest airline through some of its most tumultuous days. Will he weather the challenges that lie ahead?
23 Nov 2021
