GoAir likely to start international operations from October

GoAir is likely to fly international from October, with the first flight to operate on the Mumbai-Phuket route. The bookings for the international flight will commence soon. The airline is expected to officially announce this development tomorrow.

“We will be launching our international operations with a flight to Phuket (Thailand) from Mumbai in October. We have all regulatory approvals in place and the flight is expected to go into the system (bookings) in a week’s time,” said an official to PTI.

GoAir is planning to launch three to four international destinations by March next year. The proposed Mumbai-Phuket service will be a daily operation. Thailand ambassador to India Chutintorn Gongsakdi had last week tweeted that, “GoAir has been approved as designate airline to fly to Thailand since August 10.”

“Jehangir Wadia, Managing Director, GoAir, met me today regarding issues related to civil aviation. Have directed concerned officials of the Civil Aviation Ministry to look into the issues,” tweeted Suresh Prabhu, Minister for Civil Aviation, Government of India.

GoAir launched its domestic operations in November 2005. The airline was in August 2016 granted rights to operate to nine countries, including China, Vietnam, Maldives, Kazakhstan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, among others.