At GoAir, Women Fly High & Smart

India, 9 March 2020: Commemorating the International Women’s Day 2020, Asia’s most trusted, punctual and India’s fastest growing GoAir took to the skies on 8^th March with an all women crew, both in the cockpit as well as cabin. With elan and oomph, Captain Ms. Nupur Gupta and First Officer Ms. Priyanka Rajput took off from Delhi and cruised the ship to newer heights, giving the proverbial wings to their dreams when they navigated the Airbus A320 through a bright and sunny Saturday and landed in Mumbai.

At 30,000+ altitude, Senior Cabin Crew Ms. Ruchika Kandpal and her colleagues Ms. Aishwarya Dhole, Ms. Nusrat Khan and Ms. Manisha Bhadouriya served 162 adults and 3 infants on board. On behalf of the 35% women employees at GoAir, the cabin crew expressed gratitude to all the passengers and wished them ‘Happy Women’s Day’.

As of 2019, India stood tall with the highest proportion of female commercial pilots at 12.4%, as compared to other countries and the percentage of women across other jobs in aviation are also moving leaps and bounds. Keeping pace, GoAir recently announced a unique referral program - 'Go Get Her', where employees are encouraged to refer women for various job positions across pilots, cabin crew, technicians, basic office or ground staff. An initiative conceived by Ms. Miranda Mills, Chief Operating Officer at GoAir. GoAir strongly believes that 'Gender does not define one's abilities on the job', which is why they have a beautifully strong representation of 50% women at the top management.

The following was observed on International Women’s Day:

·       We will challenge gender stereotypes and bias

·       We will maintain gender equal mindset

·       We will help forge a gender equal world

·       Will celebrate women’s achievements

·       Will forge positive visibility of women

Speaking about the occasion and International Women's Day, Mr. Jeh Wadia, Managing Director - GoAir, said: " GoAir is an equal opportunity organization that believes in encouraging gender diversity in teams. Today, women comprise 35% of total 5,500 employees in the organization hence proving the women power at GoAir. Even at leadership positions, women are driving the growth story of GoAir and the count of female leaders has increased from 8% to 13% this fiscal year. GoAir supports the #EachforEqual theme of International Women’s Day 2020 and is determined to create a gender equal mindset and celebrate women’s achievements. We are proud of our women employees who are taking GoAir to new heights each day." 

GoAir is the aviation foray of India’s 283-year-old Wadia Group that comprises leading brands including 156-year-old Bombay Burmah, 140-year-old Bombay Dyeing, 101-year-old Britannia Ltd., 65-year-old National Peroxide Limited, the decade old Bombay Realty and many others. GoAir currently operates 300+ daily flights and the airline has carried 81.27 million passengers since its inception in 2005.

GoAir flies to 35 destinations that include 27 domestic destinations namely Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Kannur, Leh, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Port Blair, Pune, Ranchi, Srinagar and Varanasi, as well as 8 international destinations namely Phuket, Male, Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bangkok, Kuwait, and Dammam.