GoAir

Infobox_Airline
airline=GoAir
logo=Goair.gif
logo_size=100
IATA=G8
ICAO=GOW
callsign=GOAIR
parent=Wadia Group
company_slogan=
founded=June 2004
key_people=Jehangir (Jeh) Wadia
headquarters=Mumbai, India
hubs=

*Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

frequent_flyer=
lounge=
alliance=
fleet_size=7 (+ 7 orders , 10 options)
destinations=12
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.cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 87 | date= 2007-04-03]

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. An order for 10 aircraft from the Airbus A320 family (with options for 10 more) was announced in July 2006. [ [http://www.goair.in/news_july06.asp Go Air News July 2006] ] 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.Fact|date=June 2007

Go Air is wholly owned by the Wadia Group, 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. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6276043.stm BBC News] ]

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. Fact|date=June 2007

GoAir airliners come in green, orange, blue, and pink.

Destinations

Go Air serve the following cities in India [ [http://goair.in/sheduleflight.asp] ] :

*Ahmedabad
*Delhi
*Goa
*Hyderabad
*Jaipur
*Jammu
*Kochi
*Mumbai
*Srinagar

Fleet

The Go Air fleet consists of the following 5 aircraft as of August, 2008:

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.

External links

* [http://www.goair.in Go Air]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=GOI&al_op=1 Go Air Fleet]

References