For the past few days, Go First has been making headlines. The decision to declare bankruptcy by this Indian airline has shocked the aviation sector since there has been so much going on with it. And now, the airline announced on Thursday that it has cancelled flights until May 9 due to operational reasons.
Go First Cancels Flights Until May 9
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The airline has stopped selling tickets till May 15, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). It is attempting to refund or reschedule current reservations for other dates. The airline abruptly chose to stop flights for three days starting on May 3, and the DGCA sent the carrier a show reason notice. Sources said that the refund amount is around Rs 350 crore.
According to the DGCA CAR guidelines, no operational airline would be immune from providing compensation in situations when the cancellations were caused by event(s) that were unavoidable notwithstanding the carrier’s best efforts. It also tells that the airline must offer an alternate trip or compensation, as agreed upon by the passenger. Only if the passengers are informed of the cancellation less than two weeks ahead of the scheduled time of departure and up to 24 hours prior to that time.
However, Go First Airline has already disclosed that they would be refunding the ticket prices.
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Why Has The Airline Declared Bankruptcy?
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Earlier, Go First announced that they would no longer be operating on May 3, 4, and 5, 2023. They announced that they would refund every passenger’s ticket price. They continued by saying that they are taking this action for practical reasons and the current interruption of regularly scheduled flights is very temporary.
The Wadia family-owned low-cost airline has experienced problems with the delivery of engines. This has made it unable to conduct flights as usual. Go First has filed a lawsuit too. The airline has reportedly been having cash flow issues. As a result of late delivery of aircraft engines, according to an article in the Economic Times.
According to the Economic Times article, several passengers were stranded and had their tickets cancelled after airline provider Go First decided to suspend all their flights.
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