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AirAsia India CEO Amar Abrol quits to move back to parent firm

Abrol is the second CEO after his predecessor Mittu Chandilya to leave the airline abruptly

Amar Abrol
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Amar Abrol

Arindam Majumder New Delhi
Indian airline’s corner offices are seeing frequent change in guard. AirAsia India Chief Executive Officer Amar Abrol has quit.

“Abrol will be moving back to the AirAsia Group headquarters in Malaysia to work on group strategic projects effective June 2018,” AirAsia India said.

The airline which began operations in June 2014, further said, Abrol had expressed his desire to return to Malaysia to be closer to his family.

According to sources Abrol’s tenure would have been over in 2019. But the promoters were not happy with the airline’s financial and operational performance. Hence, the promoters wanted someone with an aviation background at the