India’s leading domestic airline, GoAir 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.
The low-cost airline that is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra operates domestic passenger services to 15 cities with 100 daily flights and approximately 700 weekly flights. GoAir with its main base in Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai flew 2.41 million passengers from April 2009-March 2010, compared to 0.95 million during the same period in 2008- 09, thereby achieving 153 per cent growth rate in passenger traffic.
“For consumers all over the country, GoAir is a trusted brand and they have appreciated the fact that we have always stood for quality, consistency, reliability and on-time performance while offering the best service. The increase in our load factors is strongly supported by online bookings and a robust distribution network,” said Kaushik Khona,
CEO, GoAir.
The airline that currently has a fleet of 8 brand new A320 aircraft will induct 2 more
Aircraft to its fleet by this year, and 10 more to its kitty by 2012.
