Women participation in Indian aviation ‘not satisfactory’: Akasa Co-Founder Neelu Khatri
Globally, women account for less than 20 per cent of the workforce in the aviation industry and their entry into the sector has been stagnant the last six years, according to a 2022 report by the Women in Aviation Advisory Board, Federal Aviation Administration. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said only 6 per cent of airlines have a female CEO, which is broadly in line with 5 per cent global average reported by Deloitte in 2022.
In conversation with DH’s Lavpreet Kaur, Neelu Khatri, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President- Operations, at Akasa Air, discusses the changing perceptions within the industry and what needs to be done to alter the situation. Following are the excerpts from that interaction:
