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India's IndiGo Names IATA Head Willie Walsh as New CEO
Willie Walsh will lead IndiGo after Pieter Elbers’ exit amid a crisis that saw over 4,500 flight cancellations in December, the airline said.
- On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo appointed International Air Transport Association Director General Willie Walsh as its new CEO.
- The appointment follows CEO Pieter Elbers' resignation after massive December operational disruptions that led to over 4,500 flight cancellations in IndiGo's 20-year history.
- Regulators reprimanded the airline for "inadequate overall oversight of flight operations and crisis management," damaging IndiGo's reputation after nearly two decades of operational reliability.
- Co-Founder and managing director Rahul Bhatia assumed interim duties following the departure, while Walsh is expected to join IndiGo no later than August 3.
- Walsh, who previously led British Airways and Aer Lingus, takes the helm of the carrier, which maintains a roughly 65% market share in India.
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rediff.comIndiGo appoints William Walsh as new CEO
New Delhi: The country’s largest airline IndiGo on Tuesday, March 31, announced the appointment of former British Airways chief William Walsh as new CEO. Walsh, an airline industry veteran, is currently the Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Announcing the appointment of Walsh as the CEO, subject to regulatory approvals, IndiGo, in a release, said his tenure at IATA comes to a close on July 31 and is expected…
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