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Sanjay Lazar is a veteran aviation professional known for his deep operational knowledge, industry experience, and unfiltered perspective on India’s airline ecosystem. With years spent inside Indian aviation, he brings rare insights into management, policy, crew challenges, and the structural issues that define flying in India.
In this episode, Vinamre and Sanjay discuss:
- The recent IndiGo mishappening and what it revealed
- The evolution of India’s airlines and aviation culture
- Why domestic routes and slots remain a battlefield
- Internal issues, mismanagement, and operational lapses
- Pilots’ health, fatigue, and the pressures inside the cockpit
- What the government could have done differently
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Timestamps
0:00 Coming Up
1:22 History of Airlines in India
19:12 Domestic Routes and Slots
32:32 Faults in Indigo
34:32 Management in Airlines
38:08 Internal Issues
42:34 What the Government Should Have Done
45:12 Misfortune of the Passengers
52:33 Is the Founder Directly Responsible?
59:22 Is an Airline a Profitable Business?
01:11:32 Pilots' Health
01:14:47 High Taxes on Airlines
01:19:02 Are We Capable of High Volume?
01:25:12 Incompetence in Airlines
01:34:52 Interactivity on Flights
01:38:32 Flights: Then vs. Now
01:46:32 The Era of Luxury Aviation
01:59:52 Conclusion
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Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft.
He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching.
With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he’s interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes.
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