Pieter Elbers: The Top Executive Who Headed IndiGo During Its Worst Crisis

The airline's Managing Director Rahul Bhatia would in the interim assume management until the company announces a new leader.

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New Delhi:

Pieter Elbers resigned today as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IndiGo, India's largest airline, with immediate effect, citing personal reasons.

Who is Pieter Elbers?
  1. Pieter Elbers is a Dutch national whojoined IndiGo Airlines in September 2022. 
  2. Elbers' career in aviation began in 1992 at KLM as a supervisor for aircraft loading at Schiphol Airport hub in Amsterdam. 
  3. He served as President and CEO of KLM from October 2014 to early 2022 -- nearly eight years. 
  4. Elbers left before completing a third term, reportedly receiving a severance package worth around Rs 11.9 crore
  5. Elbers was appointed CEO of IndiGo in June 2022, formally taking charge in September 2022, succeeding Ronojoy Dutta.
  6. His departure follows a turbulent period marked by a major operational crisis in December, when the carrier cancelled thousands of flights 
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