India’s leading domestic carrier, GoAir is all set to expand its operations and is busy evaluating few sectors on pan- India basis. The airline is planning to introduce flight services to key destinations like Pune, Leh, Jammu, Imphal, Port Blair, Kolkata and Chennai. Besides expansion, the Wadia-group owned company has also placed orders for 20 A-320 aircrafts worth $ 1.2 billion in 2006 with their deliveries staggered over 2 tranches.
While the induction of 10 aircrafts is slated to be completed by September under the first tranche, the second tranche which is going to begin from January 2012 has been advanced by 4 months and will thus receive the first aircraft as early as in September 2011.
Sources maintain that the carrier is also considering to start operations in Northeast, Andamans, Jammu and Kashmir that have been designated as special category routes. While the Pune flight is expected to roll out in next few months, the Leh service is expected to commence during the winter schedule which starts from October, this year.
