AirAsia India Appoints Sanjay Kumar As Chief Operating Officer

AirAsia India appointed aviation industry veteran and ex-IndiGo chief commercial officer Sanjay Kumar as its chief operating officer, the budget passenger carrier said on Wednesday. His appointment will take effect from December 3, AirAsia India said.

According to the airline, Mr Kumar will be responsible for commercial operations of the airline and will be reporting to the newly-appointed CEO and MD Sunil Bhaskaran.

"He comes with valuable experience in the low-cost airline business model and scaling-up start-up airlines to market leadership positions," the airline said in a statement.

In the past, he has worked with Air Sahara, Royal Airlines and its low-cost carrier, SpiceJet and IndiGo.