NEW DELHI: Gearing up for Tata-Air India big plans, IndiGo on Friday announced it will embark on a major expansion on international longhaul routes. The budget carrier’s co-founder and promoter Rahul Bhatia has been appointed as MD to prepare for this next phase of growth.
The airline quoted Bhatia as saying that his “agenda would be transformational and would focus on expanding the airline’s presence in India and in international markets and building for the long term. ”
IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta said, “I would describe Rahul as a restless and driven entrepreneur, who is always looking for bigger and improved opportunities in any business or venture. For example, our initiative into cargo, as well as the entire digitisation in the last couple of years were spearheaded by Rahul. ”
