What does it take to start and grow a business in a sector as challenging as civil aviation, with all its regulatory complexities, infrastructural constraints and price-sensitive consumers? What lessons can other industries draw from the experience of IndiGo, India’s largest and most profitable airline, which, through relentless innovation, managed to carve out a niche for itself? How is the entry of Akasa Air, the ‘new kid on the block,’ reshaping an already turbulent sector?
Aditya Ghosh, a seasoned business leader with over 22 years of experience and Co-Founder of Akasa Air, who previously spent a decade on the Board of IndiGo, answered these questions at a recent session of the India CEO Forum in Delhi. This podcast summarises the discussion.
What does it take to start and grow a business in a sector as challenging as civil aviation, with all its regulatory complexities, infrastructural constraints and price-sensitive consumers? What lessons can other industries draw from the experience of IndiGo, India’s largest and most profitable airline, which, through relentless innovation, managed to carve out a niche for itself? How is the entry of Akasa Air, the ‘new kid on the block,’ reshaping an already turbulent sector?
Aditya Ghosh, a seasoned business leader with over 22 years of experience and Co-Founder of Akasa Air, who previously spent a decade on the Board of IndiGo, answered these questions at a recent session of the India CEO Forum in Delhi. This podcast summarises the discussion.