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IndiGo Installs Rohit Rikhye to Lead Operations Control Centre After DGCA Action

DGCA penalties over December rostering failures prompted the leadership change.

Overview

  • IndiGo named Captain Rohit Rikhye head of the Operations Control Centre with immediate effect, reporting to COO Isidre Porqueras.
  • The move marks the first senior management reshuffle since the airline’s widespread December operational disruptions.
  • Rikhye replaces Jason Herter, who is moving out, after the regulator asked the airline to act against the OCC head and avoid any significant future role for him.
  • In January, the DGCA imposed penalties totaling about Rs 22 crore and sought the dismissal of a senior vice-president over the disruptions.
  • Despite being a listed company, IndiGo has not filed an exchange notification on the OCC leadership change.