GoAir Booking Witnessing Traffic Increase by 21 Per Cent

GoAir is a leading low-cost carrier (LCC) of India based in Mumbai, operating under the aviation foray of the Wadia Group. It serves over 20 cities of the country with almost 100 daily flights. This LCC keeps introducing discounts and offers on online air ticket booking to attract fliers from all across the country. It also introduced a number of new routes in its offerings, which has resulted in its increased traffic. The airline also gained significant market share, reaching a new high of around 10 percent in this quarter, as per the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) reports.

The officials, in a report have given out the information that its passenger traffic grew by over 21 per cent – from 1.4 million to approximately 1.7 million – in this quarter. Further, it was revealed that the carrier carried around 6 lakh passengers in the month of June, which was 4.5 lakhs, last year in the same month. The addition of flights to non-metro routes is one of the significant reasons behind increase in the traffic, as stated by the company. The CEO, Giorgio De Roni, told that the company made a profit of more than INR 100 crores on revenue of around INR 3000 crores, in the financial year 2013, and followed the same trend this year.

It also registered a record departure of over 2000 last year after introducing flights to Nagpur, Pune and Kolkata. In June, the carrier experienced a positive growth and the numbers are looking promising. Commenting on the rising market share, the CEO said that a new approach to resource deployment, almost 70 per cent of the flights serving Goa, Pune, Nagpur, Patna and Srinagar, has proved to be beneficial for them. All these factors are the reasons behind the upsurge in GoAir booking in recent months.

How to Track Flight Status

There have been countless occasions when travellers were left stranded at an airport terminal as they had no clue about the flight status beforehand. Eighty per cent of the frequent fliers must have faced this scenario where they found that their flight had been delayed or cancelled altogether. In Indian aviation, this a common thing during the winter season because of foggy atmosphere. Visibility is drastically reduced to almost zero per cent sometimes at night or at early morning leading to the cancellation of flights. For this reason, it is better to have an idea about the instantaneous position of flights.

In this aspect, laymen might find it strange that how the air traffic controllers get to know the exact position of aircraft in the most adverse weather circumstances. Suppose, the controllers want to gain information about a particular GoAir flight status. Most of the aircraft are fitted with modern equipment that are designed in such a way to send signals to satellites. Once the transponder of the aircraft sends out these signals, the same are rallied to the corresponding air traffic control towers. The same date is captured by the receiver and the longitudinal and latitudinal details are known. This process goes on right from the time the aircraft takes off till it stops at the destination runway.

Apart from this fact, most manufacturers design the engines in such a way that they give out signals, which are in turn captured by the receivers. All manufacturers keep a track of all models they have supplied and the data is recorded continuously. So, if you want to know about the IndiGo flight status, it can also be found from the manufacturer of that particular model. So, next time you are going for an international or domestic trip, make sure you check the status of your flight to avoid unnecessary hassles.

You may also read this post to Checking Flight Status with PNR.

GoAir Airline Announces New Flight between Pune and Kolkata

One of the leading carriers of India – GoAir, which allows travellers to book airline tickets to prominent as well as Tier II cities, has launched a new flight connecting two important cities of the country, Pune and Kolkata. The carrier will start operating this new flight from 1st May, 2014. This direct flight will carry fliers from its point of departure at Kolkata via Nagpur in less than four hours. It will be operational on an Airbus 320 aircraft, and will take-off from Pune Airport at 7:35 in the morning to land at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur by 08:05 am. The aircraft will head for Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport at 09:20 am to land there by 11 in the morning. On its return journey, it will take-off from Kolkata at 04:40 in the evening to reach Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport by 06:45 pm. It will head for Pune from Nagpur at 07:15 pm and land by 08:30 in the evening.

Reportedly, GoAir airline has announced this new aircraft keeping in mind the high demand of tickets on this route. Pune and Kolkata are major commercial, educational and tourist hubs and this new flight service is expected to boost the passenger traffic between these two destinations. Travel experts have predicted that this new aircraft might prove to be a successful venture for the carrier, given the strategic decision on the route. Recently, GoAir has taken several steps to boost ticket bookings and attract more travellers. The current fiscal is an interesting period in Indian aviation owing to the considerable upsurge in the number of people opting for air travel and thus, a stark increase in rivalry among airlines in this nation. Almost all leading carriers of India are striving to survive in the cut-throat competition by offering low airfare, introducing new flights as well as upgrading on-board services and amenities.