New Delhi, March 10. Peter Elbers, CEO of private aviation company Indigo, which has been in controversies for various reasons in the last few months, has resigned. IndiGo’s parent company InterGlobe Aviation on Tuesday informed about the resignation of Peter Albers.
It is noteworthy that Indigo had to cancel thousands of flights in December last year. At present, the company’s co-founder and managing director (MD) Rahul Bhatia is handling the management of the airline in the interim.
Albers cited personal reasons in resignation
Peter Elbers, in his resignation letter to Rahul Bhatia, said that he is resigning from the post of CEO of IndiGo with immediate effect due to personal reasons. Albers wrote that it has been a matter of pride and honor for him to serve as CEO of IndiGo from September 2022. It has been a special experience for him to be a part of the IndiGo family and contribute to the company’s amazing growth journey and during this time many important steps have been taken with the team.
Indigo expanded significantly during the tenure of Peter Albers.
It is noteworthy that after assuming the responsibility in September 2022, IndiGo expanded significantly during the tenure of Peter Elbers. Under his leadership, the company’s revenues exceeded $10 billion, the airline’s fleet grew to more than 440 aircraft, and the company also placed a major order for 500 Airbus A320 family aircraft. Despite many successes, however, Peter Albers’s tenure was marred by controversy due to a major operational crisis in December 2025.
Indigo had to cancel thousands of flights in December
Between December 3 and 5, Indigo had to cancel more than 2,500 flights and around 1,900 flights were delayed. Due to this, more than three lakh passengers had to face problems. In this case, DGCA imposed a record fine of Rs 22.20 crore on the airline and also issued a show cause notice directly to Peter Albers. Initially there was a demand for his resignation also.
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