MUMBAI, Mar 31: In an apparent setback to budget
carrier IndiGo’s international operations, it chief planning
officer Micheal Swiatek has left the airline, a source said.
He is the second senior executive to part ways with
the airline since December 2018.
Swiatek joined IndiGo early last year and was working
on strengthening its overseas routes, the source said.
“Michael Swiatek, who moved to IndiGo from Chillean
carrier Latam in February last year, has quit the job and left
the country. He was working on IndiGo’s international
routes,” the source said.
When contacted, an IndiGo spokesperson said Swiatek
resigned from the airline due to personal reasons.
“Mike has moved on from IndiGo and it was mutually
agreed on personal reasons,” the spokesperson told PTI.
Swiatek is the second senior executive after Cindi
Szadokiersky, who was working as vice-president (airports), to
have deboarded the largest local airline by domestic market
share, in the last four months.
Szadokiersky quit the position last December.
IndiGo cited completion of contract period as the
reason for her quitting the carrier.
Szadokiersky, who earlier worked with Delta Airlines,
was brought on board in January 2018, after creating a new
post of VP airports, to bring efficiency in the aerodrome
operations following the rival carrier SpiceJet beating it in
punctuality in flight operations.
Once on top, IndiGo currently stands a notch above the
lowest ranked Air India in the on time performance (OTP)
among six major domestic carriers.
Another budget carrier GoAir has been the top
performer in OTP since October last year. (PTI)
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