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CEO of India's IndiGo airline Pieter Elbers resigns, months after mass flight cancellations
Rahul Bhatia assumes interim leadership after Pieter Elbers resigns amid fallout from December cancellations affecting over 600,000 passengers, regulators fined IndiGo $2.45 million.
- Indian airline IndiGo's CEO Pieter Elbers resigned after massive flight cancellations in December 2022.
- IndiGo cancelled 4,500 flights in December, the biggest crisis in its 20-year history, due to pilot shortage after new duty rules.
- India's aviation regulator fined IndiGo $2.45 million and reprimanded Elbers for inadequate oversight of flight operations.
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His departure follows a turbulent period at the company, which was forced to cancel thousands of flights.
Aviation: After a chaotic December and a sharp drop in quarterly profits, Pieter Elbers is leaving as CEO of the Indian airline…
Following the resignation of IndiGo CEO Peter Elbers, Rahul Bhatia has taken over the reins of IndiGo. Bhatia shared his first message to the company's employees. He stated that what happened in December last year should not have happened.
CEO of India's IndiGo airline Pieter Elbers resigns, months after mass flight cancellations
Indian airline IndiGo said on Tuesday chief executive Pieter Elbers has resigned, an abrupt departure following months of scrutiny over the carrier's failure to plan properly for pilot rest and duty rules that left tens of thousands of passengers stranded.
IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers resigns
New Delhi: IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers put in his papers on Tuesday, March 10, three months after the country’s largest airline faced massive operational disruptions. The airline’s Managing Director, Rahul Bhatia, would in the interim assume management until such time that the company announces the arrival of a new leader, which is expected in short order, a release said on Tuesday. “Rahul returns to assume management of the affairs of the airline …
IndiGo CEO resigns months after flight cancellation crisis
IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers' resignation comes just months after the airline faced widespread criticism following a spate of flight cancellations and delays late last year that disrupted travel plans for thousands of passengers.
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