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IndiGo board preached governance with top names yet missed key FDTL fallout
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Published on 24 April 2026
The board may have overlooked FDTL preparedness
IndiGo’s board features heavyweight governance and policy veterans, including former SEBI and NITI Aayog leaders alongside aviation experts. But critics question whether such expertise should have driven earlier scrutiny of the FDTL regulations’ implications and ensured operational preparedness. Corporate-governance observers suggest the core issue may have been a failure to ask the right questions in time, as fallout followed.
- IndiGo’s board includes major governance and aviation figures
- Concerns raised about whether FDTL implications were anticipated
- Experts argue preparedness requires challenging the right assumptions
- Regulatory fallout highlights gaps in board oversight
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