New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- Large corporations are not governed for profitable quarters alone, but for business continuity. And when a company that carries a majority share of national air traffic suffers a system-wide breakdown, questions must be asked beyond operational factors. In particular, of board accountability.

True, boards do not run a business's daily operations. But, in the case of IndiGo, the board's role mustn't escape scrutiny. New safety regulations had been notified well in advance. Staffing implications were evident. Software changes were scheduled events. Seasonal congestion was predictable.

These were not random events that collided, but known pressures that converged. Boards exist to examine precisely this kind of converge...