GoAir has launched its Seat of Fortune contest under which three lucky winners per flight will get a free return ticket on a sector of their choice.
Non-metro routes get 73 per cent of its flyers -- a factor that has earned it double-digit share with only 19 planes.
GoAir and Tata-AIG have signed a deal of travel insurance for passengers who book online tickets.
GoAir has launched GoFlexi fare plan, which entails lesser flight cancellation charges and no rescheduling fees.
Airline wants to fly to West Asia, Southeast Asia.
GoAir has 19 Airbus A320 planes and operates around 140 daily flights.
At present, six A320 Neo of IndiGo & GoAir are grounded waiting for engine replacement
Mumbai-based low-cost carrier GoAir has decided to stop its flights to Chennai from the coming week. This is the fourth destination to which the carrier has opted out after Kochi, Coimbatore and Pune.
GoAir, run by the Wadia Group, has come out with an innovative way to attract passengers and reduce distribution cost. The smallest of all domestic airlines by market share, GoAir has rolled out a loyalty programme making it the first low-cost carrier to launch such a scheme.
GoAir has recorded 73% growth in its passenger traffic so far this fiscal.
The DGCA cracked the whip after an IndiGo flight bound for Lucknow returned to Ahmedabad within 40 minutes of its getting airborne due to a mid-air engine failure.
GoAir on Monday said it will be giving out tickets for free as part of a new marketing initiative.
Airports across the country witnessed chaotic scenes on Friday after dozens of flights were either delayed or cancelled after a widespread global computer outage that also hit operations like cash withdrawal at some banks, and impacted functioning of some brokerages. Globally, the Microsoft cloud outage led to US airlines cancelling flights, but the tech giant later reportedly said its cloud services outage in the Central US region has been resolved.
The carrier, which is owned and promoted by Jeh Wadia, has been valued at $314-400 million by private equity investors. At 28 per cent, the value of the proposed investment is expected to be $88-112 million.
GoAir reluctant to respond to overtures.
Around four months ago, GoAir had returned two aircraft to lessors as a part of its "dynamic fleet strategy" that involved inducting more aircraft in the peak season and letting go in the lean season.
The decision comes hours after an A320 neo aircraft of IndiGo suffered engine failure mid-air and made an emergency landing at Ahmedabad airport.
The sectors, like the rest of the GoAir network would have GoBusiness, comprising the first two rows of the aircraft with the middle seat empty and more legroom.
GoAir Managing Director Jeh Wadia is ecstatic. Eight months after ordering 72 Airbus A320 Neos worth over $7 billion (Rs 32,400 crore), he has signed an all-important engine deal for these planes.
The aircraft has accumulated these dues off route navigation, landing and parking at its airports.
As a measure to increase productivity and reduce costs amid rising jet fuel prices, low cost airline GoAir has reduced the number of flights to various sectors.
It is GoAir's endeavour to provide the best fares and most convenient flight options to its customers who are always on the lookout for new and affordable alternatives, its chief executive Giorgio De Roni said.
GoAir on Monday said it plans expansion and has ordered 20 A320 aircraft .
All GoAir passenger arrivals and departures will now take place from the renovated Terminal 1B here which will have six check-in counters, a press release issued here today stated.
The Wadia Group-promoted budget carrier Go Airlines (India), or GoAir, is gearing up to launch international operations by the end of this financial year or early the next.
A Delhi-bound GoAir flight returned to an isolated bay tonight after the pilot informed the ATC of a bomb scare, an airport spokesperson said. All the passengers have been de-boarded, inspection of cargo in the plane is on and security agencies are carrying out checks, he said.
From being a low-fare, low frills airline, GoAir has out of the blue announced the launch of something called 'GoComfort'.
The bookings for the three-day offer commence today.
DGCA said there are 13 aircraft in the airline's fleet in which both the PW engines have been used for more than 3,000 hours.
Chennai-based Paramount Airways is looking to acquire GoAir, the budget carrier promoted by the Wadia Group, in a cash and stock deal, a business news channel reported on Sunday quoting sources close to the development.
Private equity investors are in talks with the Wadias for acquiring minority stake in GoAir.
Two of the cabin crew in the aircraft were also found to be without any proper training, they said.
The CEOs met late last month to discuss the agreement. Industry experts said one advantage would be the fact that GoAir was looking at increasing its fleet to 20 aircraft by 2011. "If SpiceJet acquires the airline, it will gain access to slots for the aircraft orders which it can sell," said an industry expert. Selling order slots has emerged as a lucrative revenue stream for several Indian airlines that are feeling the pinch of falling passenger traffic.
GoAir announced discounts on fares, starting from December 21.
GoAir is offering special packages for the Nehru Trophy Boat Race to be held at\nAlappuzha Punnamada Lake on August 12.
The Wadia group-promoted budget airline, GoAir, is in talks with potential investors to raise around $80-100 million to help propel its future expansion.
GoAir announces its 2nd Anniversary, offers 1.5 million discounted air tickets. The airline is launching this promotion across its entire network.
Chief executive Giorgio de Roni explains to Business Standard the merit of GoAir's cautious approach.
With SpiceJet and Simplifly Deccan all set to give away similar throw-away offers and GoAir looking for similar tie-ups with travel portals, air travellers can expect around 25,000 such cheap-fare tickets on offer up to April 15.
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