IndiGo taps in expats as operations become large

Promoters are playing a more active role in operations after public listing in 2015

With size of operations growing steadily, IndiGo is looking to tap into expat airline executives as it increasingly finds it difficult to hire skilled professionals at home. Over the last one year at least four executives from foreign major airlines have joined the airline in crucial positions.

An airline source said the four executives  were hand-picked  for the roles by promoter Rakesh Gangwal who is now closely monitoring airline's operations.

IndiGo which has close to 40 per cent market share, at present has 129 aircraft and operates 883 daily flights to 44 destinations. It also has around 400 aircrafts on