Who is Rahul Bhatia, what is his net worth as IndiGo crisis deepens — All you need to know
IndiGo Group Managing Director Rahul Bhatia is also the co-founder of the airline’s parent company, InterGlobe Aviation. Founded in 1989, the company’s main field of activity is air transportation management.
Who is Rahul Bhatia?
Rahul Bhatia, who currently serves as Group General Manager at InterGlobe Aviation, is one of the two founding members of the company, which has become India’s largest carrier by market share.
According to the official InterGlobe website, Rahul Bhatia holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.
Over the years under Bhatia’s leadership, IndiGo has diversified its portfolio, which now includes hospitality, logistics, technology, airline management, advanced pilot training and aircraft maintenance engineering.
Rahul Bhatia’s net worth
Rahul Bhatia is also a promoter of IndiGo’s parent InterGlobe Aviation and directly holds 0.01% stake or 40,000 shares in the airline giant, as per BSE promoter share data as on December 5, 2025.
According to data collected from Forbes, Rahul Bhatia’s net worth is $8.1 billion as of Friday, December 5, 2025. Bhatia is ranked 420th among the world’s billionaires, according to the Forbes Rich List.
But the data also showed that Rahul Bhatia’s net worth fell by 1.02%, or $84 million, as of Friday, amid the ongoing IndiGo cancellation crisis in India.
Rahul Bhatia co-founded the airline with Rakesh Gangwal, but following massive public outcry in 2019, Gangwal stepped down from the company’s board in 2022 and has been selling his stake in the airline since then.
BSE data also showed that Rakesh Gangwal currently holds 4.53% stake or 1,75,30,493 shares in InterGlobe Aviation.
IndiGo crisis
More than 500 IndiGo flights were either delayed or canceled as India’s largest airline spent the fourth day of the crisis going through its updated crew list as per Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms.
The company also said flight cancellations will continue for the next 2-3 days as part of schedule stability efforts as the airline aims to return its operations to a stable level by February 10, 2026.
IndiGo informed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that apart from the updated FDTL norms, minor technology glitches, tariff changes due to winter season and increasing congestion in aviation systems are also causing operational disruption.
The airline giant plans to strengthen crew planning and assignment in line with the updated government FDTL norms. IndiGo also plans to improve its coordination with Air Traffic Control (ATC) to manage capacity issues and overall turnaround time.
