Rahul Bhatia

Group Managing Director at InterGlobe Enterprises Limited

Rahul Bhatia is the Group Managing Director of InterGlobe Enterprises. He is also the co-founder, Promoter and the Managing Director of InterGlobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo), India's largest airline. He holds a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.

Rahul established InterGlobe Enterprises in 1989 with its flagship business of Air Transport Management. With a substantial experience of over 3 decades in the travel industry, it is under his effective captainship that the InterGlobe Group has diversified its portfolio, which now includes Civil Aviation (IndiGo), Hospitality, Airline Management, Travel Commerce, Advanced Pilot Training, and Aircraft Maintenance Engineering.

In 2011, Rahul was recognized as the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ by Ernst & Young and also by The Economic Times. In the same year, he received ‘The Outstanding Start-Up’ award at the Forbes India Leadership Awards as well. In 2016, he was featured on the Forbes’ Global Game Changers List.

Timeline

  • Group Managing Director

    Current role

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