IndiGo’s 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. The airline has a roughly ​65 per cent market share in India, the world’s fastest-growing aviation market. Regulators later reprimanded Elbers for “inadequate overall ​oversight of flight operations and crisis management”. In the aftermath, India’s aviation regulator fined ​IndiGo ₹22 crore and reprimanded several ​senior executives. Accused of creating artificial scarcity, IndiGo also faced criticism from the Competition Commission of India, which ordered an investigation into IndiGo’s massive flight cancellations, finding prima facie evidence that the carrier’s dominance hurt the aviation market.

Source: The Telegraph March 11, 2026 02:31 UTC