Petrus Elbers has joined IndiGo as the chief executive officer (CEO) with effect from Tuesday. Elbers replaced Ronojoy Dutta, 71, who is set to retire on September 30, 2022.

The change of guards at India’s largest carrier comes at a time when competition in the civil aviation space is expected to become tougher with the arrival of budget carrier Akasa Air and a renewed Air India under the Tata Group, which also operates Vistara and AirAsia India. Elbers was born in Schiedam, Netherlands. He received a bachelor’s degree in Logistics Management and a Master’s Degree in Business Economics.

Prior to joining IndiGo, Elbers served as the president and chief executive officer of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and also as a member of the executive committee of the Air France ‘KLM Group.

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