Go First’s announcement comes a day after aviation watchdog DGCA asked the cash-strapped airline to submit a comprehensive plan for the revival of its operations, including details about the availability of operational planes and pilots, within 30 days.
Domestic airline Go First on Friday announced that all their flights remain suspended till May 30. Go First had on 2 May filed for involuntary insolvency and announced the suspension of its flights, which was initially for two days.
The airline company, previously known as Go Air, announced that a refund in full amount would be made shortly.
“Due to operational reasons, Go First flights until 30th May 2023 are cancelled. We apologise for the inconvenience caused,” the airline tweeted.
Due to operational reasons, Go First flights until 30th May 2023 are cancelled. We apologise for the inconvenience caused and request customers to visit https://t.co/W9zQ6X3vmu for more information. For any queries or concerns, please feel free to contact us. pic.twitter.com/norPCJLYD1
— GO FIRST (@GoFirstairways) May 26, 2023
Go First’s announcement comes a day after aviation watchdog DGCA asked the cash-strapped airline to submit a comprehensive plan for the revival of its operations, including details about the availability of operational planes and pilots, within 30 days.
The airline cited ‘operational reasons’ for the cancellations of flights. “We regret to inform that due to operational reasons, Go First flights scheduled till 28th May 2023 have been canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the flight cancellations. A full refund will be issued to the original mode of payment shortly” the announcement read.
The airline also noted, “the company will be able to resume bookings shortly.”
The no-frills carrier, which is undergoing a voluntary insolvency resolution process, stopped flying on 3 May and lessors are looking to take back aircraft leased to the carrier.