Archive · 2 Aug 2025
Racist Remarks Target New Air New Zealand CEO Nikhil Ravishankar
Nikhil Ravishankar is the new boss of Air New Zealand, and he's the first person of Indian background to get this job!
But some people were mean and said racist things online after the announcement.
Because of this, news websites had to shut off the comments to stop the hurtful messages.
Ravishankar will officially start as CEO in late 2025, taking over from the current boss.
Nikhil Ravishankar, an Indian-origin executive, was appointed CEO of Air New Zealand.
The appointment was met with racist comments on social media.
Several news outlets disabled comments due to the offensive nature of the remarks.
Ravishankar will succeed Greg Foran and assume his role on October 20, 2025.
News outlets cited inability to moderate comments as the reason for disabling them.
- Who
- Nikhil Ravishankar, Greg Foran, and the people leaving racist comments.
- What
- Nikhil Ravishankar's appointment as CEO of Air New Zealand and the subsequent racist comments.
- When
- Ravishankar will assume the role from October 20, 2025.
- Where
- Air New Zealand, New Zealand
- Why
- The news outlets disabled comments because they could not safely moderate them.
- New CEO
- Nikhil Ravishankar
- Previous CEO
- Greg Foran
- Company
- Air New Zealand
- Start Date
- October 20, 2025
- Nationality
- Indian-origin