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Survived, Profitable, Listed. What Next?
Apr 20, 2023
Aditya Ghosh, an aviation entrepreneur, discusses the challenges and fulfillment of being a CEO in the airline industry. They explore fuel hedging challenges, launching an airline, staying innovative, and the path to profitability for Indigo.
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- The airline industry presents a significant supply-demand gap in emerging markets like India, highlighting the fundamental need for travel that correlates with economic growth.
- Aditya Ghosh's transition from being a lawyer to CEO of Indigo Airlines was facilitated by his ability to prioritize essential aspects and handle vast amounts of information effectively.
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The Fundamental Need in the Market for Airlines
Aditya Ghosh, co-founder of Akasa Air and former president of Indigo Airlines, explains that entrepreneurs enter the airline business because there is a fundamental need in the market that is not adequately served. He highlights the huge supply-demand gap in the airline industry, especially in emerging markets like India, and emphasizes that travel is a fundamental need for customers that symbolically correlates with a country's economic growth.
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