New Delhi:
IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers has resigned and Managing Director Rahul Bhatia has been appointed interim cost of administration of the affairs of the corporate, the airline stated in a regulatory submitting immediately.
Elbers’ exit comes almost three months after the airline confronted huge flight disruptions that left not less than three lakh passengers stranded.
Eventually, the aviation regulator DGCA imposed penalties totalling Rs 22.20 crore on IndiGo, together with different actions.
“We wish to inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company, at its meeting held today, i.e., March 10, 2026, inter-alia, took note of the resignation tendered by Mr. Pieter Elbers, Chief Executive Officer. He will be relieved from the service of the Company effective close of business hours on March 10, 2026. Mr. Rahul Bhatia, Managing Director, shall in the interim assume management of the affairs of the Company,” IndiGo stated within the submitting.
Elbers, who took the helm at IndiGo in September 2022, had been below sustained strain since December final yr when the airline’s worst operational disaster in latest reminiscence grounded its status together with tons of of flights.
The monetary injury amounted to Rs 2,000 crore, sources had solely instructed NDTV Profit.
In his resignation letter to Rahul Bhatia, Elbers cited “personal reasons” for his departure, and requested that his discover interval be waived.
“It has been both an honour and privilege to serve as IndiGo’s CEO these past years,” he wrote. “And being a part of the great IndiGo family, its beautiful growth story and the steps we have made together.”
On January 29, in a candid reflection on the flight disruptions, Elbers accepted IndiGo failed its prospects for 3 days, however added the disaster doesn’t outline IndiGo’s 20-year legacy.
“We cannot let three days go by, and if you want to make it seven days, define what IndiGo has built over 20 years… We have to learn from it. We’re on a journey to become one of the largest operators in the world and an airline that matches the size, potential, and opportunity of India,” he had stated at an occasion in Hyderabad.
