India’s leading domestic airline, GoAir is all set to increase frequency of flights to Nanded, Maharashtra from Delhi, Mumbai and Nagpur effective August 28th. According to a release from the airline, the frequency has been increased to 4 flights a week following persistent requests for better connectivity to Nanded city from Delhi, Mumbai and Nagpur.
Also, to meet the increasing air traffic, Mumbai-based GoAir had recently added ninth aircraft A320 to its fleet. The airline that currently operates to 15 Indian cities with 100 daily flights and approximately 700 weekly flights has its main base at Chhatrapati Shivaji International (CSI) Airport. The 15 destinations include Delhi, Mumbai, Bengalooru, Cochin, Ahmedabad, Jammu, Srinagar, Guwahati, Bagdogra, Chandigarh, Goa, Jaipur, Nagpur, Nanded and Indore.
The carrier recorded 84% load factor in the month of June and during the April-June quarter of this year, the budget carrier catered to over 7.8 lakh passengers, thus witnessing an increase by 52 per cent over the same period last year. Further, GoAir has announced a new flight connecting Pune and Kochi (Kerala) directly. The flight expected to be operational from October 2nd will depart Pune at 4.40 pm and reach Kochi at 6.45 pm