Travel curb by states to contain Covid-19 hurting demand: IndiGo CEO

"We are flying only 30 per cent of our January capacity. We would like to go higher but there are various restrictions from the states. All that is really hurting demand," Dutta said

Hoping that the Covid-19-hit aviation industry should be back on "track" within the next one-and-a-half years, budget carrier IndiGo parent InterGlobe Aviation's Chief Executive Officer Ronojoy Dutta has said restrictions on travel by certain states are hurting demand.

Speaking at an SBI-hosted virtual banking and economic conclave on 'Impact of Covid-19 on Business & Economy', Dutta also said that IndiGo had been losing Rs 40 crore per day due to the suspension of commercial passenger flight services during the lockdown.

"We are flying only 30 per cent of our January capacity. We would like to go higher but there are