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IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers resigns, Rahul Bhatia returns after flight crisis
IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers resigns, Rahul Bhatia returns after flight crisis
IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers resigns, Rahul Bhatia returns after flight crisis
InterGlobe Aviation co-founder and MD Rahul Bhatia has assumed interim charge of IndiGo after CEO Pieter Elbers's resignation.
Updated on: Mar 10, 2026 7:30 PM IST By Tushar Deep Singh Share via Copy link IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers has resigned, the country's largest airline operated by Interglobe Aviation Ltd. said on Tuesday, in the aftermath of the carrier's worst-ever flight crisis in December. Managing Director Rahul Bhatia has assumed management of the airline on an interim basis. IndiGo's outgoing CEO Pieter Elbers' resignation paves the way for co-founder Rahul Bhatia's return at the helm. (Bloomberg) “As per our conversation, due to personal reasons, I herewith submit my resignation from the position of CEO of IndiGo with effect from today. I would request that notice period may be waived off,” Elbers wrote in his resignation letter to Bhatia, who is also the co-founder of the airline. “It has been both an honour and privilege to serve as IndiGo CEO these past years, since September 2022, and being a part of the great IndiGo family, it's beautiful growth story and the steps we have made together in this.” The resignation letter of IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers shared by InterGlobe Aviation of the stock exchanges. (HT) In a little over three years since Elbers taking the helm in September 2022, IndiGo crossed the $10 billion revenue mark, expanded its fleet to over 440 aircraft, and placed a historic order for 500 Airbus A320-family planes. But despite his successes, Elbers’ tenure was marred by a massive operational meltdown in December 2025. The flight crisis was triggered by IndiGo's struggle to implement new rules designed to prevent pilot fatigue. Between December 3 and 5, IndiGo cancelled over 2,500 flights and delayed nearly 1,900 more, affecting over 300,000 passengers. The DGCA imposed a record fine of ₹22.20 crore and issued show-cause notices directly to Elbers. While he initially survived calls for his resignation, the crisis significantly dented the airline's reputation for punctuality.Rahul Bhatia returns
Elbers's resignation marks a comeback of sorts for co-founder Bhatia, especially in the absence of his other co-founder Rakesh Gangwal who resigned from the board of directors in February 2022. IndiGo co-founder Rahul Bhatia. (HT) “Having founded and nurtured IndiGo for 22 years, I feel a deep sense of personal commitment and responsibility towards our nation, and towards the airline’s customers, employees, shareholders and all other stakeholders,” Bhatia said in a press statement. “While placing culture, service excellence and stakeholder trust at the forefront of its operations, IndiGo will continue to sharpen its strategic focus on serving India and her people with an airline that is professionally managed, operationally reliable and globally respected.” ALSO READ | ‘Main Hoon Na’, Rahul Bhatia says as he returns to lead IndiGo after flight crisis On Tuesday, IndiGo shares rose 3.46% to ₹4,382.45 apiece on the BSE even as the benchmark Sensex ended the day 0.82% higher at 78,205.98 points. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Tushar Deep Singh Tushar Deep Singh is a business journalist and digital editorial leader with 12 years of experience at the intersection of India’s Automotive and IT-AI sectors. Currently Assistant Editor at Hindustan Times, he is building the HT Business vertical and managing the newsletters for both Livemint and HT. When not in the newsroom, he can be found on a motorcycle. Throughout his career, Tushar has been instrumental in scaling digital publishing operations at some of India’s largest financial news websites. His six-year tenure at Mint—the first job—saw him plunge into online media to deliver record-breaking digital engagement for Livemint.com, including 7.2 million pageviews on 2017 UP Election Results day. He held fort at Livemint during a senior-level leadership transition later that year. That won him the HT Media Star Award (Bronze) in 2017 and a Certificate of Appreciation for Editorial Excellence in 2018. As the head of the digital desk at ETTech, he curated two daily, full-stack newsletters from an editorial as well as product perspective. At NDTV Profit, he transitioned from website editor to principal correspondent, reporting on the Auto and AI-IT sectors for the TV channel and website, thereby adding yet another layer to his editorial expertise. He is a post-graduate in journalism from Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai, and a graduate from St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad.Read More Indigo Airlines Stay updated with the latest Business News on Petrol Price, Gold Rate, Silver Rates, Diesel Prices along with Income Tax Calculator News / Business / IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers Resigns, Rahul Bhatia Returns After Flight Crisis See LessIndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers has resigned, the country's largest airline operated by Interglobe Aviation Ltd. said on Tuesday, in the aftermath of the carrier's worst-ever flight crisis in December. Managing Director Rahul Bhatia has assumed management of the airline on an interim basis.
“As per our conversation, due to personal reasons, I herewith submit my resignation from the position of CEO of IndiGo with effect from today. I would request that notice period may be waived off,” Elbers wrote in his resignation letter to Bhatia, who is also the co-founder of the airline.
“It has been both an honour and privilege to serve as IndiGo CEO these past years, since September 2022, and being a part of the great IndiGo family, it's beautiful growth story and the steps we have made together in this.”
In a little over three years since Elbers taking the helm in September 2022, IndiGo crossed the $10 billion revenue mark, expanded its fleet to over 440 aircraft, and placed a historic order for 500 Airbus A320-family planes.
But despite his successes, Elbers’ tenure was marred by a massive operational meltdown in December 2025. The flight crisis was triggered by IndiGo's struggle to implement new rules designed to prevent pilot fatigue.
Between December 3 and 5, IndiGo cancelled over 2,500 flights and delayed nearly 1,900 more, affecting over 300,000 passengers.
The DGCA imposed a record fine of ₹22.20 crore and issued show-cause notices directly to Elbers. While he initially survived calls for his resignation, the crisis significantly dented the airline's reputation for punctuality.
“Having founded and nurtured IndiGo for 22 years, I feel a deep sense of personal commitment and responsibility towards our nation, and towards the airline’s customers, employees, shareholders and all other stakeholders,” Bhatia said in a press statement.
“While placing culture, service excellence and stakeholder trust at the forefront of its operations, IndiGo will continue to sharpen its strategic focus on serving India and her people with an airline that is professionally managed, operationally reliable and globally respected.”
ALSO READ | ‘Main Hoon Na’, Rahul Bhatia says as he returns to lead IndiGo after flight crisis
On Tuesday, IndiGo shares rose 3.46% to ₹4,382.45 apiece on the BSE even as the benchmark Sensex ended the day 0.82% higher at 78,205.98 points.
Source: HindustanTimes
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