Overview
- Elbers quit with immediate effect on March 10 citing personal reasons and asked for his notice period to be waived, according to the company’s filing.
- Managing director and co‑founder Rahul Bhatia has assumed interim control, with the board saying a new leader will be announced in short order.
- The December 2025 disruption during the rollout of stricter Flight Duty Time Limitation rules led to 2,507 cancellations and 1,852 delays between December 3 and 5, as recorded by the DGCA.
- The regulator fined IndiGo Rs 22.20 crore and issued show‑cause notices or warnings to senior executives, after a probe cited over‑optimisation, weak regulatory preparedness, software gaps and management‑control shortcomings.
- Bhatia told staff the December episode “should never have taken place,” as IndiGo continues to face regulatory scrutiny, including a Competition Commission of India inquiry, and prioritizes operational recovery.