New Delhi, March 10 -- IndiGo's co-founder Rahul Bhatia is taking over as the airline's interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) nearly two decades after co-founding the airline. The development comes as Pieter Elbers, the CEO of India's largest airline, resigned on Tuesday.

Soon after Elbers stepped down, Bhatia told IndiGo staff in an internal message that he was assuming a broader leadership role with a strong sense of responsibility toward the airline's customers, shareholders and employees, Hindustan Times reported.

The airline's co-founder mentioned the December 2025 incident, when India's largest airline plunged into a crisis following an operational meltdown that resulted in hundreds of flights being cancelled. Referencing the inci...