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'Worst is behind us': IndiGo Airlines CEO to employees

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December 19, 2025

Weeks after facing widespread flight cancellations and chaos across airports, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IndiGo Airlines, Pieter Elbers (Photo) , told his employees that the “worst is behind us”.

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Ina video message, Elbers thanked the IndiGo staff for their efforts and stated that on December 9, he announced that the airline’s operations had started stabilising.

He said the airline had restored 2,200 flights on Thursday, adding that the last twoweeks were very challenging,

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