Aditya Ghosh | |
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Born | Delhi, India |
Citizenship | Indian |
Education | |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Former president in IndiGo airline Co-Founder of Akasa Air |
Aditya Ghosh is an Indian businessman who worked in aviation and hospitality industries. He was a former president and whole time director of IndiGo. He is also the co-founder of Akasa Air with Vinay Dube .[1][2][3]
Ghosh was born in New Delhi. He is a son of an Indian Administrative Service officer. He completed his graduation in law from Delhi University. He did his master's from Kirori Mal College in Delhi.[4]
Ghosh started his career in 1997 by joining J. Sagar Associates, a law firm. He later worked at InterGlobe Enterprises as Group General Counsel followed by IndiGo as the President and whole time director.[5] Under him IndiGo got a market capitalisation of 55,000 crore. After ten years, in 2018, he resigned from IndiGo.[6] In the same year on 1 December, he was appointed as the CEO of OYO hotels in India and South Asia.[7]
In 2020, he joined Fabindia as a member of its board of directors.[8] In 2021, he collaborated with his friend Anjan Chatterjee and opened a restaurant named Chourangi in London.[9]
In December 2021 he co-founded Akasa Air along with Vinay Dube. The airline began its operation on 7 August 2022 from Mumbai to Ahmedabad. As of February 2024 the airline has 24 aircraft flying to 19 destinations. Dube holds a 10% stake in the airline.[10]
Aditya Ghosh is currently married to Manavi Ghosh.[11]