IndiGo CEO: 'Worst is Behind Us,' Airline Back to Normal Operations

• IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers announced the airline has restored its network of 2,200 flights as of December 18, declaring "the worst is behind us."
• The airline will engage an external aviation expert to conduct a root cause analysis of the "compounding effects" that disrupted operations.
• Elbers thanked the 65,000 employees for "weathering the storm" and urged them to avoid speculation before the full analysis.
• Operations had stabilized to over 1,800 daily flights to 138 destinations by December 9, following disruptions from dense fog and weather.
• The CEO had previously apologized on December 9 for the "dramatic collapse in operations" attributed to a "management lapse."

Why It Matters: IndiGo CEO declares operations normal after disruptions; external expert to analyze root causes.