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| Founded | 2005 | |||
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| Commenced operations | November 2005 | |||
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| Fleet size | 11 (+ 72 Orders) | |||
| Destinations | 21 | |||
| Company slogan | "Fly Smart" | |||
| Parent company | Wadia Group | |||
| Headquarters | Andheri, Mumbai, India | |||
| Key people | Jehangir Wadia, MD | |||
| Website | www.goair.in | |||
GoAir is an Indian low-fare airline based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[1] It operates domestic passenger services to 21 cities with 156 daily flights and approximately 1092 weekly flights. Its main base is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai.[2]
GoAir is positioned as 'the Smart People's Airline'. It's captivating theme, 'Fly Smart' is aimed at offering passengers a consistent, quality-assured and time-efficient service through 'pocket-friendly' fares. The airline uses the state-of-the-art Airbus A320 aircraft fleet.
It is owned by Jehangir Wadia.
He is the Co-author of the restructuring of The Wadia Group. The restructuring involved looking at new financial and strategic investments for the group. The investments concluded ranged from a Venture Fund for technology companies to Ports, Clinical research, Education, Real Estate and Aviation. At Present he is Managing Director of Bombay Dyeing (a 130 Year old Real Estate, Polyester and Retail Company) and Go Airlines (a Low Cost Airline in India). He also sits on the Boards of Britannia and Bombay Burmah. The World Economic Forum elected him as a Young Global leader in the year 2008.
GoAir is based on 'punctuality, affordability and convenience' business model. The airline has also partnered with Radix International, a leading technology provider of automated aviation and travel related software solutions, for the use of its Air Enterprise. The adoption of such technology solutions enables GoAir to achieve superior process efficiency, thereby helping transfer a greater portion of time savings to its passengers.
Since January 2007, GoAir has been consistently recording Highest Load factors in the industry. It has been recording an average load factor of 86% achieved through a balanced mix of good on-time performance and consistent quality of customer service coupled with smart fares. As part of its aggressive future outlook, GoAir is inducting aircraft which will take its fleet size to 11 aircraft upto 2011 and will induct new routes while efficiently servicing existing ones.
GoAir featured in the 2009 drama-documentary The Age of Stupid.
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The airline was established in 2005. It launched commercial operations in November 2005. It is now wholly owned by the Wadia Group,[2] Mumbai based and majority owners of Bombay Dyeing and Britannia Industries.
GoAir flights serve the following cities as at December 2011[3]:
The GoAir route network spans prominent business metropolis as well as key leisure destinations across the Indian subcontinent. GoAir is currently servicing the airports at Ahmedabad, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Cochin, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Leh, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Patna, Port Blair, Pune, Ranchi and Srinagar. Through this route network GoAir ensures a smart value-for-money option for both business and leisure travellers, without compromising on either safety or service factors.
The Go Air fleet consists of the following aircraft as of January 2011[5][6]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers (Economy) |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 11 | — | 180 | |
| Airbus A320neo | — | 72 | TBA | Deliveries begin 2015[8] |
| Total | 11 | 72 | ||
As of January 2011, the average fleet age of GoAir was 1.7 years[9]
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.
Go Club: Go Club is an initiative by India’s leading low-cost carrier GoAir to connect with its valuable patrons. Membership to Go Club is free for customers who book GoAir tickets using their website.
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