IndiGo's new CEO Pieter Elbers takes over, eyes 'new frontiers'

Known for his decisiveness, new chief will have his task cut out as domestic competition heats up

The coming years will be among the most exciting of your professional lives, IndiGo’s new chief executive officer (CEO) Pieter Elbers wrote to the airline’s staff after taking charge on Tuesday.

Elbers, who spent three decades at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, replaces Ronojoy Dutta at the top post. “Earlier, IndiGo communication summarised it all in just three words: ‘Towards new heights’ and-let me add here: ‘across new frontiers’. With that vision in mind, you should feel assured that the coming years will be among the most exciting of your professional lives,” Elbers said.

“What IndiGo’s employees and leadership have jointly