Large firms may start business travel from FY22: MakeMyTrip's Rajesh Magow

"I think this winter, domestic traffic should come back to the pre-Covid level," says CEO Magow

Online travel company MakeMyTrip, which has been in news for the Competition Commission of India (CCI) asking it to relist Treebo and FabHotels, is preparing to strengthen its balance sheet for the next phase of expansion. Ahead of the CCI verdict on Tuesday, MMT co-founder and group CEO Rajesh Magow spoke to Nivedita Mookerji on how the company coped with the pandemic blues, its profitability, fundraise, and more. Edited excerpts:

It’s been almost one year when the lockdown was announced in March 2020. Where does the travel industry stand now?

From the time hell broke loose last March to now,