Sector watchers said the development was not a surprise as IndiGo is planning for the takeoff of its next phase of growth
Stock price fell 6.3% on Friday before the announcement
The management indicated the falling yields, over the first four months of the current calendar year, have started to reverse over the past week
Citi cut its target price to Rs 1,240 from Rs 1,600, while Morgan Stanley trimmed it to Rs 1,205 from Rs 1,213
Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal - the founders of IndiGo - will possibly face each other with deep mistrust, which the board chairman, M Damodaran, will attempt to defuse
The first of a two-part series throws light on the developments that led to the bitter public spat between the two promoters of India's largest airline
The board will also take a decision on whether to call for an external audit of Gangwal's personal expenses
Rahul Bhatia claims he has played more significant role and undertaken financial risks
A dispute between the founders of one of Asia's biggest budget carriers is deepening
Many theories are doing the rounds about the sudden leadership change at India's largest airline
The DoT will create a separate category of such licences
D-Mart has surged 6% to Rs 1,517, while IndiGo rallied 5% to Rs 1,249 on the BSE in intra-day trade.
Gangwal had recently approached Sebi, raising concerns linked to lapses in corporate governance at IndiGo, blaming co-promoter Bhatia for the same
IndiGo confirmed the incident, which is now being investigated by aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo), Jet Airways and SpiceJet were trading in the range of 3% to 5%, as compared to a marginal 0.1% decline in the S&P BSE Sensex at 09:50 AM.
During the past week, the airline's stock has rallied 23 per cent as against a per cent rise in the benchmark index.
This is the time for IndiGo to be rewarding shareholders by consolidating its leadership position and filling the gap left by Jet
The market regulator has asked the company to give response to the allegations by July 19
Rahul Bhatia's group Wednesday said that all related party transactions with the company have been executed at arms length basis in ordinary course of business
The stock dipped 11% to Rs 891, also its 52-week low on the BSE after the company reported a 96% year on year (yoy) decline in net profit at Rs 278 million in June 2018 quarter.