Aditya Ghosh, who has put in his papers as IndiGo’s president and whole-time Director, has thanked many for the support they’ve shown to him. “I am overwhelmed with the messages and people breaking down and crying … not eating since last night. I will be forever grateful for that love,” he told CNBCTV18.com by WhatsApp.
In a letter to employees, IndiGo’s Interim CEO Rahul Bhatia said Ghosh “wishes to explore starting a new business venture.” Ghosh told CNBCTV18.com that he is not ready to talk about the move yet. Instead, he recollected his 12-year tenure at the airline — much the letter he wrote to the airline’s employees.
“It’s been an amazing ride,” he said. “From 18 airplanes ten years ago to over a 160 today. More than a thousand daily flights. An eight-fold increase in top line over the past decade. Now sitting at a market cap of over Rs 55,000 crore with the stock price nearly double of the IPO price two and a half years back,” he said.