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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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