Air India vs IndiGo: The battle of Air India and IndiGo will be led by foreign masters
New Delhi: After Air India came into the hands of Tata Group, there has been panic in the country’s airlines industry. The Tata Group has made a comprehensive plan to make the face of the Maharaja shine. To implement this plan, New Zealand’s Campbell Wilson, a veteran of the aviation sector, has been made the CEO and MD of Air India. The potential challenge from Air India has raised the ears of other airlines. The country’s largest airline IndiGo has taken this challenge seriously. The company has appointed Peters Elbers, President and CEO of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as the new CEO.
Albers, 52, will take charge of IndiGo from October 1 this year. He will replace Ronojay Dutta. Dutta, 71, has resigned from his post and will retire on September 30. It is clear that the stage of the competition between Tata Group and Indigo has been set. Tata Group has four airline companies including Air India. Wilson, 50, has 26 years of experience in the aviation industry. He is currently the CEO of Singapore Airlines’ affordable airline Scoot.
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It is clear that the battle for supremacy between Tata Group and Indigo will be fought under the leadership of two foreign giants. IndiGo wants to expand on international routes while Wilson’s responsibility is to bring Air India back to its old glory. The Tatas have made elaborate plans to return the Maharaja to its former glory. Experts believe that in the coming days, Air India can present a big challenge for domestic and foreign companies. Air India is currently the largest international airline in the country.
Aviation sector experts say that if the Tata Group is successful in bringing back Air India’s sheen, then there is a lot of potential for it in international traffic. At present it is dominated by foreign airlines. Air India’s success on the Indo-US routes is a clear proof that there is a demand for direct flights for Indian airline companies. But for this they have to live up to the expectations of the passengers. An airline company executive said Air India needs to change its image to attract the youth.
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IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta has said many times that his company will get a new and real challenge from Air India under the Tata Group. Sensing this challenge, the company has started a strategy. This is the reason that the promoters of IndiGo, Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal, who had been fighting among themselves for almost a year, had also put an end to all the grievances. IndiGo, the country’s largest domestic airline, plans to expand its international routes. That is, it is clear that in the coming days, a tough competition can be seen between Tata Group and Indigo.
