GoAir
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| GoAir | ||
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| IATA G8 |
ICAO GOW |
Callsign GOAIR |
| Founded | June 2004 | |
| Hubs | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport | |
| Focus cities | Chennai International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 4 (+10 orders) | |
| Destinations | 12 | |
| Parent company | Wadia Group | |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India | |
| Key people | Jehangir (Jeh) Wadia | |
| Website: http://www.goair.in | ||
Not to be confused with go!, the Hawaiian airline.
GoAir is a low-cost airline based in Mumbai, India. It operates domestic passenger services to 11 cities with 385 weekly flights. Its main base is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai.[1]
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[edit] History
The airline was established in June 2004 . On 9 June 2005 GoAir announced that it intended to launch operations in October 2005 with a fleet of 20 leased Airbus A320 aircraft. Initial flights would be in the southern and western areas of India with the first nine A320s, the remaining 11 aircraft being added in the second year. At the time the airline was in discussion with both Airbus and Boeing on the purchase of between 20 and 40 new aircraft, with a contract to be in place by the end of 2005 and with deliveries to start by 2007 . It started operations on 4 November 2005.[1] An order for 10 aircraft from the Airbus A320 family (with options for 10 more) was announced in July 2006.[2] GoAir announced in mid-January 2007 that it plans to sell a large minority ownership position to assist it with funds for continued expansion as well as to improve chances for the sale and leaseback of additional A320 aircraft.[citation needed]
Go Air is wholly owned by the Wadia Group[1], Mumbai based and majority owners of Bombay Dyeing and Britannia Industries. On 18 January 2007, GoAir Chairman Nusli Wadia was found to be carrying a revolver and bullets aboard an Air India flight to Dubai. Though undetected by baggage screeners upon departure, they were detected and confiscated upon his arrival at Dubai.[3]
GoAir and airline reservations system provider Radixx International of Orlando, Florida on January 24, 2007, jointly announced that Radixx had taken over all reservations and passenger management functions from GoAir's previous vendor.[citation needed]
[edit] Destinations
Go Air serve the following cities in India[1]:
[edit] Fleet
As of October 2007, Go Air operates 5 Airbus A320 aircraft (2 from America West Airlines, 2 from Grupo TACA, and one new delivery).
On 5 October 2007 Go Air received its first new A320 ordered directly from Airbus.[4] The aircraft is the first of ten ordered in 2006.
[edit] Service
Seats are allocated at check-in for all flights. On Board, GoAir has a range of snacks and drinks, all available to purchase from the crew.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 87.
- ^ Go Air News July 2006
- ^ BBC News
- ^ "GoAir takes delivery of first A320 from Airbus" Airbus Press Centre, 05/10/07
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