ThePrint ThePrintAM: Why did IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers resign?
Mar 11, 2026
A sudden top leadership exit and the surprising waiver of a notice period. A rapid transition to interim leadership and what that means for operations. A regulator fine and the fallout from thousands of flight cancellations. Short updates and key developments around a major airline shakeup.
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Elbers Resigned Shortly After Major Crisis
- Pieter Elbers resigned as CEO of IndiGo three months after the airline's worst operational crisis.
- His March 10 resignation letter cited personal reasons and requested waiver of his notice period from the board of InterGlobe Aviation Limited.
Co-Founder Steps In As Interim Leader
- Rahul Bhatia, co-founder and managing director, will take interim charge of IndiGo until a new CEO is appointed.
- The airline said a replacement search is underway and an announcement is expected in the near term.
Probe Finds Regulatory Shortcomings Behind Cancellations
- A DGCA four-member inquiry blamed insufficient regulatory preparedness and failure to implement revised flight duty time-limitation norms for the disruptions.
- DGCA fined IndiGo Rs. 22 crore after about 4,500 flight cancellations left millions stranded in December 2025.