Flying within India Becomes Cheap Courtesy GoAir Tickets

GoAir, one of the leading low-cost carriers (LCCs) in the country, began its operations in 2005. Headquartered at Mumbai, this carrier has its primary hub at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and secondary hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. As of February 2016, the airline has a fleet of 19 aircraft, which includes only Airbus A320-200 models that can carry up to 180 passengers. It also placed an order for 72 A320 neo models in 2011; the delivery of which is expected to start from 2016. This LCC caters to 22 cities within India, with about 975 weekly and 140 daily flights. Some of the cities where it operates are Chandigarh, Bangalore, Goa, Kolkata, Pune, Leh, Nagpur and Bhubaneswar. If you wish to fly to any of its 22 destinations, then all you need to do is to look for a GoAir ticket, which can be found on different online travel-related websites.

Deals and Offers

All through the year, this airline, similar to other domestic ones, comes up with various discounts deals and money-saving offers to keep its customers interested. While some are valid for the entire year, others have a limited validity. Deal of the Day and Happy Tuesdays are two such promotional offers that have been doing well and getting the airline a good number of customers.

Deal of the Day

Under this promotional scheme, this LCC offers flight tickets at lower rates than what is being offered by other carriers for different routes. This low fare list is updated on a daily basis, and it mentions ticket rates for up to a week for different destinations. This gives travellers an opportunity to keep a watch on the fare trend of a week, helping them to book tickets at the minimum cost. There are certain terms and conditions for cancellation and re-booking ticket under this deal that travellers must keep in mind. The re-booking or modification charges per reservation have been set at INR 1500 for this scheme.

Happy Tuesdays

This promotional offer started on 6^th February 2016 and will end on 28^th June 2016. Under this deal, travellers can get 20 percent off on the base value of their tickets. However, the travelling dates have to be a Tuesday like 9^th February, 16^th February, 15^th March, and so on. While making reservations for Tuesdays, travellers can use the promo code given by the airline to avail this discount.

Similar to Deal of the Day scheme, this too has certain terms and conditions.

According to its terms and conditions, this offer is not valid for travel to and from Leh, Port Blair and Srinagar. Also, the deal is only valid on a one-way fare. Group discount is not valid with this promo code, and it cannot be clubbed with any other promotional offer by the carrier, as well. In addition, the promo code cannot be used for booking seats for infants. Last, not the least, this offer is valid subject to availability of seats.

So, if you have plans to travel within the country in the coming months, then you can make GoAir flight bookings and avail its promotional deals to cut down on your travelling expenses. However, do keep its terms and conditions in mind.

New Options to be Added in GoAir Ticket Booking List

The aviation foray of the Wadia Group, GoAir is a leading low-cost carrier (LCC) of India. It has been providing economical services to the country since 2005, and has expanded exponentially. Currently, the GoAir ticket booking list features around 23 destinations of the country, including a number of Tier I and II cities. It operates over 900 flights every week from its hubs at Chhatrapati Shivaji and Indira Gandhi International Airports. The carrier recently received its 20th aircraft and is now planning to commence its global operations. As per one of the clauses of aviation rules in India, carriers have to complete five years of operation and own at least 20 models before initiating international operations.

In addition to this, the carrier is also planning to raise funds through foreign direct investment (FDI), as per reports. Commencing new operations may require a lot of funding, and FDI will help the carrier in meeting new fund demands. It is one of the rare airlines that posted profits throughout the year, even when other operators posted crores of loss. As per reports, it recorded a profit of around INR 100 crores in 2013 and 2014 financial year, and may continue the trend in 2015. Recent changes in the Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) will help the airline in adding a few more zeros in profits. The infusion of new fund may add a number of other domestic options as well such as Belgaum to Delhi and Khajuraho Varanasi flights.

The chief executive officer (CEO) of the LCC said that the process of raising money may take some time as it may involve meeting interested parties and going through each proposal. He also added that the airline is in no hurry of funding as it is currently focusing on its international business. It is expected that these new services will be launched in second quarter of the 215, and currently it is considering Gulf destinations or other cities that can be reaches in three hour and 15 minutes. It will deploy around 13 per cent of its capacity on international routes as domestic market is also important for them. Gradually, the LCC may add flights after observing its performance and demand on these routes.