Industry First – GoAir offers GoFlyPrivate, customers can create their own private zone

·         Customers can create their private zone by booking multiple rows on single PNR

India, 24 July 2020: In another first from GoAir, India’s most trusted brand, the airline today introduced GoFlyPrivate wherein customers can book multiple rows and create their own private zone. GoFlyPrivate allows the customer to have the confidence to travel and decide how many rows or seats he / she wants to block.

Commenting on the innovation, Mr. Jeh Wadia, Managing Director, GoAir, said: “GoAir is the first airline in India to bring the confines of a charter flight to someone who can’t afford it at the moment. GoFlyPrivate costs a fraction of a full-fledged private charter flight and it provides the same sense of privacy that the customer would otherwise feel it in a private charter. There was a growing demand from customers for this kind of a service and I am pleased to announce the launch of this service for the domestic flights.”

Recently GoAir has introduced slew of value add services to provide confidence to travelers including “Quarantine Packages” (customers can choose from a range of hotels including budget or high-end hotels in Kochi, Kannur, Bengaluru, Delhi or Ahmedabad starting at INR 1,400 (approx. US$19) per person per night; GoMore wherein passengers can book another adjacent seat on the same PNR in order to provide additional safety; ‘Online Doctor Consultation’ in association with MFine, wherein passengers get instant access to 3000+ doctors across 500+ hospitals network on a beck and call by just paying consultation fee of Rs 99.

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.

Travel with confidence - GoAir introduces GoMore adjacent seat and online doctor consultation

·         GoMore adjacent seat can booked on www.goair.in, mobile app and through travel agents

·         Online doctor consultation available for Rs 99

·         Full body check for Rs 599 (50+ tests) and advanced full body check for Rs 999 (75+ tests)

India, 22 July 2020: Close on the heels of launching Quarantine Packages, GoAir, India’s most trusted brand, today launched two initiatives that will provide deep confidence to passengers when they plan their travel. The airline has introduced GoMore wherein passengers can book another adjacent seat on the same PNR in order to provide additional safety. The GoMore ticket can be booked across channels, including the airline’s website (www.goair.in), mobile app and travel agents. For the adjacent seat, no additional baggage allowance, meals or any other service will be available.

GoAir has also launched ‘Online Doctor Consultation’ in association with MFine, an on-demand healthcare platform. GoAir passengers will have instant access to 3000+ doctors across 500+ hospitals network on a beck and call by just paying consultation fee of Rs 99. The passengers will be able to practically skip the waiting room and consult with the best doctors in the city on their mobile phone. Going a step further, GoAir passenger can also opt for a full body check (that includes 50+ tests and is worth Rs 1,499) for Rs 599 or an advanced full body check (that includes 75+ tests and is worth Rs 2,908) for Rs 999. Both the health checks include a free report evaluation with a doctor on MFine.

Given the risk of visiting a hospital or clinic for consultation and unnecessarily exposing oneself to other infections, the MFine app connects the GoAir passenger to top doctors in the city from the most trusted hospitals. Passengers can consult with health experts across 30+ specialities including physician, orthopedician, diabetologist, pediatrician, gynaecologist, skin & hair specialist, dietitian, dentist, heart specialist, ophthalmologist, ENT specialist, et al via chat, audio or video call. The MFine app can also help GoAir passengers get consultation for COVID-19 symptoms. If the passengers are experiences any symptoms of flu or any viral infection, then they can get their symptoms assessed by a doctor immediately.

“At GoAir it is our endeavor to provide a safe and confident journey. There is no higher priority to our entire GoFamily than the safety of our customers and employees. At every stage we want our passengers to feel confident when travelling with GoAir and to achieve that, we are introducing slew of measures. Recently we introduced Quarantine Packages and today we are introducing GoMore and Online Doctor Consultation. There are few more value adds in the offing that will provide passengers with additional confidence to travel,” said the GoAir Spokesperson.

GoAir launches hotel quarantine packages in India, starting at INR 1,400

India, 16 July 2020: GoAir, India’s most trusted brand, has introduced “Quarantine Packages” – a first in India by any airline. The Quarantine Packages are available for passengers arriving into different cities in India from overseas or within India to ensure the passengers get quarantined easily at the selected hotels. Passengers can choose from a range of hotels including budget or high-end hotels in Kochi, Kannur, Bengaluru, Delhi or Ahmedabad. Passengers can now avail of hotel quarantine package starting at INR 1,400 (approx. US$19) per person per night to INR 5,900 (approx. US$79) per person per night and that too from their station of origin.

The 5-step booking process is quite simple and provides complete peace of mind:  

·         Visit www.goholiday.in

·         Quarantine Packages link will appear on the top of the front page – click on it

·         Upon clicking the ‘Quarantine Packages,’ the destination tiles will appear

·         Choose your destination - Kochi, Kannur, Bengaluru, Delhi, Ahmedabad

·         Choose the package and make online payment in multi-currency options

Commenting on the launch, GoAir Spokesperson said: “At GoAir we realize the quarantine requirements of our passengers and the thoughts that cross their mind before starting the journey. Having flown 18,195 stranded Indians on 103 flights in a month’s time (between 10^th June – 10^th July), we factored their feedback to develop this innovative platform. With the help of GoHoliday Quarantine Packages, our esteemed passengers can be rest assured that their end-to-end journey is taken care of. In fact, we have kept it agnostic – anyone who is flying into Kochi, Kannur, Bengaluru, Delhi, Ahmedabad can avail of these quarantine packages.” 

GoAir ENTRUSTS NEO TECH BY DONEAR GROUP FOR PROTECTION AGAINST CORONAVIRUS

July 2020, Mumbai: Being market leaders in the fabric & apparel space, the Donear Group (comprising of eminent brands such as Donear, GBTL – formerly known as GRASIM Suiting & OCM), have received a large order from GoAir airlines for 80000 passenger kits (face shield and masks), 40000 gowns and PPE kits.

Amongst a lot of competition, the Donear Group bagged this order due to their experience, the comfort and durability of their products and their usage of a special breathable, water-proof chemical which makes the products very comfortable to wear.

The Group has been known for their pioneering efforts, and with the inception of their NEO TECH® technology, they have been the 1^st Indian company to partner with HeiQ, a Swiss company, to make anti-viral fabric/ accessories/ apparel which are 99.99% effective in killing the virus that causes COVID-19 within minutes.

Rahul Agarwal (Director – Donear) said, “We are delighted and feel honoured to help our country’s people and their warriors, and it’s our responsibility to protect them. We have successfully received an order from GoAir and are looking forward to contributing to the aviation industry along with healthcare, defence, banking, govt bodies, police etc. We endeavour to provide our civilians and frontline warriors with the best quality protective gear while keeping them safe and sound and meet the evolving needs of today and tomorrow.”

GoAir to resume operations in a phased manner. Full operations from June 1st.

India, 23 May 2020: 

• GoAir, India’s most trusted brand, welcomes the re-opening of Indian skies, and all 6700 members of the GoAir family are eager to fly again. 

• GoAir has filed and received approval for its modified schedule which is based on one third of its pre-covid approved summer 2020 network.

• This is in line with the calibrated ramp-up capacity allocation policy outlined by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

• GoAir is ready and prepared to resume safe operations after the two month lockdown.

• GoAir awaits clarity on the readiness of the respective states and their airports with regard to acceptance of flights, or the conditions applicable to passengers entering the respective states.

• Without clarity on these conditions GoAir does not wish to inconvenience its passengers by putting on sale flights immediately post the 25^th of May which they may book, that will not be permitted to operate to the respective states or may have conditions for arriving passengers of which they may be unaware.

• On receiving clarity GoAir will open its site for bookings post the 25^th of May upto the 31^st of May as and when & where appropriate.

• GoAir has already been on sale for its entire network  of flights commencing the 1^st of June and appreciates the initial customer response which has been very positive.

• GoAir is also fully prepared and equipped to execute the COVID-specific health and safety procedures outlined by the DGCA for the India aviation industry.

• GoAir expresses its deep gratitude towards its Staff, Crew, Customers, Travel Agents and all the Business Partners who have supported the airline during the lockdown.

• GoAir looks forward to welcoming its customers on board very soon. 

In response to their plight, GoAir offers to fly displaced migrant workers home

India, 28 March 2020: India's millions of migrant workers are the most affected sections of our society during the ongoing 21-day lockdown in view of COVID-19. In response to their plight and after seeing scenes of workers trying to walk hundreds of kilometres home with their families, including children, GoAir has reached out to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and offered its services to fly these workers and their families to the airports closest to their homes.

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. The 14-year old airline has flown 82.5 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. 

GoAir writes to the Govt - offers its aircraft, pilots, cabin crew and airport staff to carry out emergency services and repatriation of citizens

India, 27 March 2020: GoAir has reached out to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the DGCA and offered its services in the wake of a complete lock down across the nation. The Wadia-Group controlled low cost carrier has offered its aircraft, pilots, cabin crew and airport staff to carry out emergency services and repatriation of citizens. The letter submitted to the ministry offers the following services:

·         Ship cargo on behalf of the government

·         Ship essential services such as medicines, food grains et al

·         Ship manpower who would carry out the emergency services: doctors, nurses, para medics, relief workers

·         Repatriate Indian citizens who are stuck overseas and bring them back home

·         Repatriate expats in our country back to their base countries

·         Repatriate Indian citizens within our various states and Union Territories

“GoAir has always maintained ‘nation before company’ approach and the airline is fully supportive of the initiatives announced by our Honorable Prime Minister. In fact, GoAir was the only airline to respond to Prime Minister’s clarion call to observe Janata Curfew and we suspended all our flights on Sunday 22nd March 2020. With our state-of-the-art fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft, GoAir is on stand-by for any flight that the government may want us to fly,” said Mr. Jeh Wadia, Managing Director, GoAir.

Everyone around the world is facing an unprecedented challenge as we try and battle this global pandemic. At times like this we truly understand the fragility of human life and the value we must place on our health and the health of the people around us. GoAir has conducted itself with a “Health and Safety First” approach, only possible through the discipline, teamwork, diligence and compassion of each and every one of our employees. 

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 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. The 14-year old airline has flown 82.5 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.

GoAir supports lockdown: temporarily suspends all flights until 14th April 2020

India, 26 March 2020: Everyone around the world is facing an unprecedented challenge as we try and battle this global pandemic. At times like this we truly understand the fragility of human life and the value we must place on our health and the health of the people around us. GoAir has conducted itself with a “Health and Safety First” approach, only possible through the discipline, teamwork, diligence and compassion of each and every one of our employees. 

GoAir is fully supportive of the initiatives announced by our Honorable Prime Minister. In fact, GoAir was the only airline to respond to Prime Minister’s clarion call to observe Janata Curfew and we suspended all our flights on Sunday 22nd March 2020.

GoAir fully respects the decisive steps being taken by our Prime Minister followed by various state and local governments to arrest the spread of COVID-19.  Although these steps will stop air travel until 14th April 2020 and impact the very purpose of GoAir’s existence, they are essential for the health of our customers, our employees and of our nation. Thus, Goair has temporarily suspended all its flights until 14th April 2020 to-and-from 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 international destinations namely Phuket, Male, Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bangkok, Kuwait, and Dammam.

No sooner the situation improves and the government revokes the lockdown, GoAir will start operating its network to the fullest extent.

Despite these mammoth challenges and the consequent impact it has had on all of us in travel, GoAir has implemented the industry’s most generous customer rescheduling policy.  We are the only airline in India that is offering protection to our customers even in the event of a no-show. No other airline in India has protected their customers in a similar manner. Our ‘Protect your PNR’ scheme allows customers to reschedule their travel anytime for 1 year from the date of their original booking.

• GoAir will protect all the PNRs for customers who booked themselves to travel between 26th March 2020 and 14th April 2020 as part of the “Protect Your PNR” scheme, wherein customers can reschedule their flights up to 15th April 2021 using the same PNR.
• Customers can redeem their ticket (booked between 1st March 2020 and 15th April 2020) on ANY GoAir flight on any date between 15th April 2020 and 15th April 2021 with no charges being levied (fare difference may be applicable).
• GoAir call centers will not be working during the nationwide lockdown period, but our customers can have a peace of mind as their PNRs will be saved automatically for one year. 

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. The 14-year old airline has flown 82.5 million passengers since its inception in 2005.

GoAir supports lockdown: temporarily suspends all flights until 14th April 2020

India, 26 March 2020: Everyone around the world is facing an unprecedented challenge as we try and battle this global pandemic. At times like this we truly understand the fragility of human life and the value we must place on our health and the health of the people around us. GoAir has conducted itself with a “Health and Safety First” approach, only possible through the discipline, teamwork, diligence and compassion of each and every one of our employees. 

GoAir is fully supportive of the initiatives announced by our Honorable Prime Minister. In fact, GoAir was the only airline to respond to Prime Minister’s clarion call to observe Janata Curfew and we suspended all our flights on Sunday 22nd March 2020.

GoAir fully respects the decisive steps being taken by our Prime Minister followed by various state and local governments to arrest the spread of COVID-19.  Although these steps will stop air travel until 14th April 2020 and impact the very purpose of GoAir’s existence, they are essential for the health of our customers, our employees and of our nation. Thus, Goair has temporarily suspended all its flights until 14th April 2020 to-and-from 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 international destinations namely Phuket, Male, Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bangkok, Kuwait, and Dammam.

No sooner the situation improves and the government revokes the lockdown, GoAir will start operating its network to the fullest extent.

Despite these mammoth challenges and the consequent impact it has had on all of us in travel, GoAir has implemented the industry’s most generous customer rescheduling policy.  We are the only airline in India that is offering protection to our customers even in the event of a no-show. No other airline in India has protected their customers in a similar manner. Our ‘Protect your PNR’ scheme allows customer to reschedule their travel anytime for 1 year from the date of their original booking.

·         GoAir will protect all the PNRs for customers who booked themselves to travel between 26th March 2020 and 14th April 2020 as part of the “Protect Your PNR” scheme, wherein customers can reschedule their flights up to 15th April 2021 using the same PNR.

·         Customers can redeem their ticket (booked between 1st March 2020 and 15th April 2020) on ANY GoAir flight on any date between 15th April 2020 and 15th April 2021 with no charges being levied (fare difference may be applicable).

·         GoAir call centers will not be working during the nationwide lockdown period, but our customers can have a peace of mind as their PNRs will be saved automatically for one year. 

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. The 14-year old airline has flown 82.5 million passengers since its inception in 2005.

GoAir appoints aviation veteran Sanjiv Kapoor as Advisor

Mumbai, 21 March 2020: GoAir, Asia’s most trusted and punctual airline said that it has appointed Sanjiv Kapoor as Advisor. Sanjiv – whose career spans over two decades with airlines in Asia, Europe, and the US as investment advisor, portfolio manager, and management consultant – will advise GoAir on important business and government matters.

Prior to GoAir, Sanjiv steered Vistara as its Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer and played a pivotal role in its growth from nine aircraft and 40 flights to 36 aircraft and 200 flights a day. Likewise, Sanjiv in his earlier stint with SpiceJet, led the airline through its unprecedented turnaround as its Chief Operating Officer, shepherding the airline through a period of record high oil prices and a cash crunch, to cultural and operational transformation, ownership change, and profitability within 15 months. The other companies he worked with include Northwest Airlines, Bain and Company, Temasek Holdings (Singapore), and BCG (the Boston Consulting Group), among others.

Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Vinay Dube, Chief Executive Officer, GoAir said: “I welcome Sanjiv to the ever growing GoAir family. His strong domain knowledge and deep expertise in the aviation sector will help GoAir in multiple ways.”

Sanjiv has a MBA in Strategic Management from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College, Hanover.

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. The 14-year old airline has flown 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.

GoAir partners with mfine to offer free consultation on COVID-19

~ GoAir customers can avail Coronavirus related medical advice on mfine using the GoAir promo code~  

Mumbai, 20 March 2020: GoAir – Asia’s most trusted and punctual airline - has been taking multiple steps to ensure the safety of passengers in the wake of the COVID-19 situation. Further extending its support, the airline has partnered with mfine, an on-demand healthcare platform that offers free COVID-19 consultation to customers from the comfort of their home and office or even while they are on the go. GoAir customers can avail the exclusive consultation on mfine by using the promo code available on www.goair.in.

GoAir’s customer care centers have been receiving daily queries related to not just travel in times of Coronavirus, but also advice on health or medical help. Therefore to address the situation, GoAir has tied up with mfine for cases wherein customers have any queries or symptoms of cold and flu, they can get the symptoms assessed by a doctor, live online and get guidance for further steps immediately. Passengers across any age group or gender, with queries about before or after flight travel or any query about the COVID-19 situation can connect with medical experts and doctors from across the country free of cost. In such times where misleading and vague information is so rampant, GoAir with mfine is assuring customers of authentic and curated medical information. 

Following are the steps to avail the offer by visiting page on GoAir website dedicated to COVID19:

• Download mfine app and sign up
• Click on the ‘Corona Care’ banner on the homepage to start the assessment 
• Select the doctor and start your consultation
• At the payment checkout page, remove the default code and use GoAir’s code that you receive on filing the form online
• Continue with your consultation 

In the past few weeks, GoAir has undertaken steps to ease flight travel and ensure passengers’ health through various initiatives. Right from deep cleaning of aircrafts and check-in counters at airports to offering sanitizing material to crew and introducing a flexible and convenient ‘Year Long Peace of Mind’ program that will protect the PNR to avoid the hassles of rescheduling and cancellation. The offer will apply to all existing and new bookings made between 1st March 2020 and 15th April 2020 – wherein customers who have booked any flight on any sector will be rest assured to NOT to initiate any rescheduling or cancellation. If a customer cannot or chooses not to travel, they can simply not show up for the flight and GoAir will protect the PNR for a period of one year. The passenger can contact GoAir at any time over the next one year to redeem this ticket on ANY GoAir flight on any date between 15th April 2020 and 15th April 2021 with no charges being levied (fare difference may be applicable). 

Launched in December 2017, by Ashutosh Lawania and Prasad Kompalli, mfine app offers professional diagnostics and health check-up services by enabling customers to instantly consult with doctors online and get health checks at home from the country's top hospitals and diagnostic labs. Customers can instantly get access to quality healthcare from 750+ doctors and 225 hospitals, across 25 specialties - all through the tap or click of a button. 

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. The 14-year old airline has flown 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.

GoAir

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For the last few weeks the world has been grappling with the devastating consequences of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The aviation industry has been one of the most affected as governments have issued far reaching travel advisories, special events have been postponed or called off, customers have curtailed their individual travel plans and businesses have restricted the movement of their employees.

Travel ban across countries and continents: India has temporarily banned all passengers coming from a host of countries and vice-versa. The list includes European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden), European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland), Turkey and the United Kingdom have been prohibited from entering India from any of the Land/Air/Seaport ICPs. This restriction will come into effect from 1200 hrs GMT on March 18, 2020 at the port of first departure, and shall remain till March 31, 2020 and is a temporary measure. Further, all passengers coming from UAE, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait will be placed under compulsory quarantine for a minimum period of 14 days which shall come into effect from 1200 hrs GMT on March 18, 2020 at the port of first departure.

Govt of India latest advisory: https://boi.gov.in/content/advisory-travel-and-visa-restrictions-related-covid-19-0

Airlines across the world have taken drastic measures to handle this extraordinary situation. Various reports have shown that the world's leading airlines (United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Emirates Airline, British Airways, Lufthansa Airline, Cathay Pacific, Malaysian Airlines, Bangkok Airways et al) are reducing flight capacity between 50 to 90% in April and May.

With all these countries introducing travel bans, GoAir is forced to temporarily suspend all its international operations (Dammam, Kuwait, Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bangkok, Phuket and Male) starting 17^th March 2020 until 15^th April 2020.

Travel advisories within India: Various state governments and local bodies have issued travel advisories to not to travel, avoid congregation, work from home and in essence, maintain social distancing. As a result, the inter-state travel too has been curtailed. 

GoAir has enhanced all of its cleaning procedures in the interest of our customers' and employees' health and safety.  There is nothing more important than this. We have also tried to put our customers at ease by offering them a waiver on change fees so that they can be confident about booking their travel today while maintaining full flexibility in the future. Despite going over and above to implement these safeguards, the sharp decline in air travel that we are currently experiencing is unprecedented.

GoAir has initiated a short term rotational leave without pay program that will not only help the company counter the short term reduction in capacity, but will also ensure that a cross section of our employees stay away from the workplace for a month at a time to ensure business continuity. Knowing that this will put a financial burden on the affected employees and having studied what companies have done in other countries to help guide our plans, this decision was not taken lightly. 

In addition to addressing our short term financial and network requirements, airlines in India have petitioned the Government of India for immediate support, as most other governments around the world have already provided to their similarly affected airlines.  We have also taken many immediate measures to make our business more efficient; measures that will help us create an even stronger airline in the long run.

GoAir has been profitable for the past several years and the airline remains on track to receive 12-15 aircraft each year through the end of 2025 in support of our planned growth. We also reaffirm our focus and commitment to punctuality, reliability and the highest level of customer experience.

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.