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GoAir brings back about 5,000 Indian nationals from Gulf countries
India | Jun 21, 2020, 08:51 PM ISTBudget carrier GoAir on Sunday said it brought home around 5,000 Indian nationals, who were stuck in some of the Gulf countries amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, through 28 chartered flights operated between June 9 and June 20.
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GoAir fires trainee pilot over hate tweet, employee claims receiving death threats
India | Jun 08, 2020, 10:08 AM ISTOn June 4, Go Air tweeted: "GoAir has a zero-tolerance policy and it is mandatory for all GoAir employees to comply with the company's employment rules, regulations and policies, including social media behaviour. The airline does not associate itself with personal views expressed by an individual or an employee."
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GoAir withholds opening ticketing portals, says it awaits clarity from states
India | May 23, 2020, 08:43 PM ISTWithout clarity on these conditions GoAir doesn't wish to inconvenience its passengers by putting on sale flights immediately post May 25. On receiving clarity, we will open our site for bookings post May 25 up to May 31 as and when and where appropriate, GoAir said in a statement.
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GoAir to resume domestic operations from June 1
Business | May 22, 2020, 10:28 PM ISTBudget carrier GoAir is likely to resume domestic flight services from June 1, owing to certain "operational and regulatory" issues, sources said on Friday. Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri had on Wednesday announced, through Twitter, that commercial passenger services on domestic routes will be allowed to operate from May 25 under a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), covering all stakeholders.
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GoAir employees to go on leave without pay till May 3 amid coronavirus lockdown
Business | Apr 19, 2020, 03:08 PM ISTGoAir employees will be on 'leave without pay' till May 3 since operations are shut due to the coronavirus outbreak. The aviation sector in the country is one of the worst-hit sectors which is facing the brunt of coronavirus, amid such a situation, GoAir has decided to send the majority of its 5,500-odd employees on "leave without pay" (LWP) till May 3.
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IndiGo, Vistara, GoAir weave witty Twitter thread to send across 'stay at home' message
offbeat | Apr 10, 2020, 08:50 PM ISTThe Indian airlines are currently grounded but they slightly eased the tense situation with a witty Twitter thread on Friday.
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GoAir extends ticket credit scheme for passengers till April 30
Business | Apr 02, 2020, 09:32 PM IST"Even if the customer does not show up between 19th March 2020 and 30th April 2020 (at the airport), GoAir will automatically protect the customer's ticket and fare for travel on any future date until 30th April 2021.
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COVID-19: After pay cut, GoAir tells staff that portion of March salary has been deferred to April
India | Apr 01, 2020, 04:12 PM ISTAfter introducing a pay cut for all employees on March 25 as the coronavirus pandemic drastically impacted the aviation sector, GoAir CEO Vinay Dube told the employees on Wednesday that a portion of their March's salary has been deferred to April.
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GoAir offers its aircraft, crew, airport staff to govt for emergency services
India | Mar 27, 2020, 03:22 PM ISTGoAir on Friday said it has offered government its aircraft, crew and airport staff to carry out emergency services and repatriation of citizens, two days after another low-cost carrier IndiGo made a similar offer.
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Coronavirus effect: GoAir announces 50% pay cut for its top employees
India | Mar 21, 2020, 11:05 PM ISTThe top leadership of GoAir is taking a 50 per cent pay cut with immediate effect, the airline's CEO Vinay Dube told its employees in an e-mail on Saturday.
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GoAir suspends flights to few North Eastern states for 28 days amid COVID-19
India | Mar 18, 2020, 03:59 PM ISTThe airline has suspended operation for 28 days effective Thursday (March 19) on the Aizawl-Kolkata-Guwahati-Imphal route as a preventive measure.
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Coronavirus outbreak: GoAir suspends international operations, sends employees on leave without pay
Business | Mar 17, 2020, 05:57 PM ISTPrivate airline GoAir has decided to suspend international operations starting today, amid coronavirus outbreak. The carrier will also send its employees on leave without pay on a rotational basis amid limited operations.
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Coronavirus: GoAir to not charge cancellation, rescheduling fee on tickets booked till April 30
India | Mar 08, 2020, 08:21 PM ISTBudget carrier GoAir will not charge any fee on cancellation or rescheduling of tickets booked till April 30 amid the coronavirus scare. The offer applies for all bookings made between March 8 and April 30 and for a travel period between March 8 and September 30.
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IndiGo starts operating flights in more North East states under UDAN
Business | Feb 29, 2020, 07:03 PM ISTUnder UDAN scheme, budget airline IndiGo on Saturday launched daily direct flights on the Agartala-Aizawl-Guwahati route, facilitating passengers to travel among the northeastern states.
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GoAir Ahmedabad-Bengaluru flight engine catches fire after bird hit
India | Feb 18, 2020, 12:15 PM ISTThe right engine of Ahmedabad to Bengaluru GoAir flight suspected to have suffered foreign object damage (FOD) awhile take-off. The suspected FOD resulted in a small fire that has been doused.
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GoAir appoints Vinay Dube as CEO
India | Feb 14, 2020, 08:38 PM ISTWadia group-promoted GoAir on Friday said it has appointed Vinay Dube as the airline's Chief Executive Officer. Till now, Dube was serving as an advisor to the carrier, a role which he took up after quitting the defunct Jet Airways in May last year.
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GoAir to start daily flight on Mumbai-Doha route from March 19
Travel | Feb 11, 2020, 11:16 PM ISTGoAir on Tuesday announced that it will be starting a daily flight on the Mumbai-Doha route from March 19.
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Arnab's heckling: SpiceJet, GoAir ban Kamra; AirAsia India and Vistara 'reviewing' matter
India | Jan 29, 2020, 03:01 PM ISTSpiceJet and GoAir became the third and fourth airlines, respectively, to take action against Kamra. While IndiGo suspended Kamra from flying with it for a period of six months on Tuesday itself, Air India banned him until further notice.
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GoAir's Bengaluru-Phuket flight does mid-air turn back due to 'technical glitch'
India | Jan 24, 2020, 05:58 PM ISTGoAir said on Friday that its Bengaluru-Phuket flight made a precautionary turn back and returned to Bengaluru after the plane faced a mid-air "technical glitch".
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GoAir suspends some flights due to delay in aircraft and engine deliveries
India | Jan 23, 2020, 05:14 PM ISTBudget airline GoAir on Thursday said it is temporarily suspending some flights due to Airbus and Pratt & Whitney deferring delivery of planes and engines, respectively. In the last four weeks, the carrier said, it has gone through unplanned grounding of aircraft, which were supporting its current operation of fleet.