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GoAir
IATA ICAO Call sign
G8 GOW GO AIR
Founded2005
Commenced operationsNovember 2005
Hubs
Secondary hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programGoClub[1]
Fleet size19
Destinations21
Parent companyWadia Group
HeadquartersWorli, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Key peopleJehangir Wadia (MD)
Giorgio De Roni (CEO)
ProfitIncrease ₹104 million (US$1.2 million) (2013)[2]
Websitewww.goair.in
Not to be confused with go!, the Hawaiian airline.

GoAir is an Indian low-cost airline based in Mumbai.[3] It commenced operations in November 2005. It is the aviation foray of the Wadia Group. As of January 2014, it is the fifth largest airline in India by market share.[4] It operates domestic passenger services to 21 cities with over 100 daily flights and approximately 750 weekly flights.[5] Its hubs are at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai[6] and Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.

History

GoAir was founded in the year 2005 by Jehangir Wadia, the younger son of eminent Indian industrialist Nusli Wadia. The airline marked the entry into the critical aviation sector for the Wadia Group,[6] an Indian business conglomerate famous for its companies like Bombay Dyeing and Britannia Industries.[7] The Wadia group wholly owns the airline. Jehangir Wadia is also the Managing Director (MD) of the airline.[8] GoAir launched its operations in November 2005 using Airbus A320 aircraft.[7]

Since January 2007, GoAir has been recording an average load factor of 76%.[7] But the airline's growth has been slow, with other airlines established at the same time such as IndiGo and SpiceJet having overtaken GoAir in terms of market share, fleet size and destinations served as of 2013. However, according to Wadia and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Giorgio De Roni, the slow growth of the airline is a company strategy taken up due to the tough aviation environment in India, as a result of which the focus is on maintaining profitability rather than on capturing market share and increasing the destinations and fleet size.[8][9]

In April 2012, the airline moved from sixth and last place to fifth in terms of market share due to the financial crisis at Kingfisher Airlines.[10] But following the grounding of Kingfisher Airlines, the airline once again has the lowest market share (8.8%) as of January 2014.[4]

Destinations

GoAir operates to 21 destinations in India, with over 100 daily flights and approximately 750 weekly flights.[5] Due to the small size of its fleet (only 19 aircraft), GoAir is not allowed to run international flights as per the guidelines of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, but in 2012 the airline has applied for a waiver regarding the same to the ministry which is yet to be approved.[9]

Fleet

As of October 2024, the fleet of GoAir consists of the following aircraft. The average fleet age is 3.1 years.[12][13][14][15]

GoAir Airbus A320 at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
GoAir Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 19 — 180 One owned and 15 dry leased
Five equipped with Sharklets (VT-GOL,VT-GOM,VT-GON,VT-GOO & VT-GOP)[16]
Airbus A320neo — 72
TBA
Deliveries begin 2015[17]
Total 19 72

A320neo order

In June 2011, GoAir placed an order for 72 Airbus A320neo[18] (New Engine Option) aircraft worth ₹324 billion (US$3.9 billion). Deliveries will begin from 2015, with an induction rate of 12-15 aircraft per year.[18]

Livery

GoAir paint each of its aircraft in a different coloured livery. The colours include navy blue, pink, fuschia, sky blue, red, dark green, light green, yellow, grey and brown, some of these are not in use any more.[citation needed]

In-flight services

GoAir only offers economy class seating and does not offer a complimentary meal service to its passengers. However, there is a buy-on-board in-flight meal programme, selling Café Coffee Day snacks, sandwiches, parathas, cookies, nuts, soft drinks, mineral water and other beverages. Duty-free products are also available on board. Inflight entertainment systems are minimal, with only the official inflight magazine Go-Getter, published by the Bhaskar Group, being provided as a source of entertainment. GoAir does offer a premium service known as GoBusiness in which the passengers, at a higher fare, get seats in the first three rows of the aircraft as well as more space as the middle seat is guaranteed to remain unoccupied, as well as free meals and an increased luggage allowance.[19] GoAir also offers a frequent flyer programme knows as GoClub,[1] which is the first frequent flyer programme offered by a low-cost airline in India.[20]

Awards

GoAir has won the following awards:

  • Best Domestic Airline For Excellence in Quality and Efficient Service by Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (2008).[21]
  • Best Performing Airline by Airbus (2011).[22]

References

  1. ^ a b GoAir frequent flyer program
  2. ^ "GoAir joins the profit league". Business Standard. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Go Air : Contact Us
  4. ^ a b Market share
  5. ^ a b GoAir : Destinations
  6. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 87.
  7. ^ a b c GoAir : About us
  8. ^ a b "Stay small till customer has a need, not want: Jeh Wadia". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  9. ^ a b Mishra, Lalatendu (3 March 2013). "We will not sell under cost". Chennai, India: The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Kingfisher Airlines's market share lowest in country". tnchamber.in. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  11. ^ [1][dead link]
  12. ^ IMH:Goair.in. "About GoAir : GoAir". goair.in. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  13. ^ "CH-Aviation – Airline News, Fleet Lists & More". Ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  14. ^ Worldwide presence | Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturer
  15. ^ "GoAir fleet". planespotters.net. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  16. ^ GoAir Fleet Details and History - Planespotters.net Just Aviation. Planespotters.net (2014-05-15). Retrieved on 2014-05-21.
  17. ^ GoAir orders 72 new Airbus A320
  18. ^ a b GoAir orders 72 Airbus jets for Rs. 32,000 crore
  19. ^ GoBusiness
  20. ^ "GoAir spreads its wings to Chennai with increased fleet strength". indiaprwire.com. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  21. ^ "GoAir receives PATWA's 'Quality & Efficient Service' award". India Aviation. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  22. ^ "GoAir ranked the Best Performing Airline by Airbus". Breaking Travel News. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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