The country’s largest airline, IndiGo, is working with other industry players and the civil aviation ministry to address a “long-standing problem” of the high indirect tax rate, which currently stands at 21 per cent, according to its chief Ronojoy Dutta.
In his Christmas and New Year greetings to the employees, the IndiGo CEO also flagged that profitability is under considerable pressure owing to the low airfare regime, at a time when the carrier is focusing on “repairing” its balance sheet. His views also come at a time when the civil aviation sector is slowly on the recovery path after being battered by the coronavirus pandemic.
