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| Founded | 2006 | |||
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| Commenced operations | 4 June 2007 | |||
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| Fleet size | 10 (+ 12 Orders) | |||
| Destinations | 21 | |||
| Parent company | Wadia Group | |||
| Headquarters | Mumbai | |||
| Key people | Jehangir Wadia, MD | |||
| Website | www.goair.in | |||
- Not to be confused with go!, the Hawaiian airline.
GoAir is a low-cost airline based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It operates domestic passenger services to 21 cities with 100 daily flights and approximately 700 weekly flights. Its main base is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai.[1]
It is owned by Jehangir Wadia, the great-grandson of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founding father of Pakistan.
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[edit] History
The airline was established in 2006. It launched commercial operations on 4 June 2007. It is now wholly owned by the Wadia Group[1], Mumbai based and majority owners of Bombay Dyeing and Britannia Industries.
[edit] Destinations
GoAir flights serve the following cities as at April 2010[2]:
- India
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chandigarh
- Delhi
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Jammu & Kashmir
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Rajasthan
- Uttar Pradesh
- West Bengal
[edit] Fleet
The Go Air fleet consists of the following aircraft as of June 2010[4]: 'http://www.airbus.com/en/worldwide/americas'
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Options | Passengers (Economy) |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 dry leased. | |
| Total | 10 | 11 | 2 | ||
As of Sept 2010, the average fleet age of GoAir was 1.6 years[6]
[edit] Service
Being a no-frills airlines, Go does not offer a complimentary meal service to its passengers. However, it does offer a buy-on-board food service where items such as sandwiches, parathas, cookies, nuts, soft drinks and Mineral water can be purchased. But from 9 April 2009 Go has started a new premium service known as Go Business in which the passengers, at a slightly higher fare, are assured of seats in the first two rows of the aircraft and the middle seat is always empty. Go provides free meals on board to passengers travelling on Go Business.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 87. 2007-04-03.
- ^ http://goair.in/destinations.asp
- ^ http://ptinews.com/news/914000_GoAir-to-fly-to-4-new-destinations--add-nbsp-2-aircraft
- ^ "CH-Aviation - Airline News, Fleet Lists & More". Ch-aviation.ch. http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=GOI&al_op=1. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ IMH:Goair.in. "Online Air Ticketing India, Airline & Flight Booking Services India : GoAir". Goair.in. http://www.goair.in/ourfleet.asp. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ "Fleet age Go Air". Airfleets. http://airfleets.net/ageflotte/Go%20Air.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
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