Ex-bureaucrat Kant joins IndiGo board

NEW DELHI: IndiGo has appointed former G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on its board. The airline’s board of directors met Thursday to approve Kant’s appointment. His appointment will be “effective from the date of receipt of security clearance from the ministry of civil aviation,” IndiGo said in a regulatory filing.Kant said, “I am delighted to join the board of InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo). In under two decades, IndiGo has transformed air travel in India, emerging as a global benchmark for operational excellence and customer experience. With its scale, efficiency and international ambition, IndiGo will open up new markets and transform our airports into global hubs of connectivity – driving tourism, trade and investment, while linking markets, and opportunities across borders. I look forward to contributing to IndiGo’s and India’s, next chapter of trade, tourism, and economic growth.”