New Delhi: India’s Aviation watchdog DGCA has approved the GO First redemption plan but adhering to certain conditions. The aviation regulator added that it has approved the airline’s plans to restart operations with 15 aircraft along with 114 daily flights.
On Friday, the DGCA announced in a notification that post examination, it has accepted and proposed a redemption plan dated June 28 subject to results from unresolved writ petitions before the Delhi High Court and NCLT.
Moreover, DGCA directed the cash-strapped airline to make sure compliance with all the “applicable regulatory requirements, ensure continued air worthiness of the aircraft engaged in operations and subjecting every aircraft to a satisfactory handling flight prior to deployment for flight operations.”
For the sale of flight tickets, the aviation regulator said that it can be only started after the approval of the flight schedule by the apex body.
According to the DGCA, RP presented the redemption plan to DGCA on June 28, after which the aviation regulator conducted a special audit of the airline’s Mumbai and Delhi facilities from July 4th to july 6th, 2023.
DGCA allows Go First to resume operations subject to conditions
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The audit carried out was concentrated on the safety-related aspects and continued observation of the needs by an operator to hold an Air Operator Certificate along with the physical verification of the arrangements done for the resumption of flight operations.
An official source told a news agency that currently, the airline has 22 aircraft ready with four in reserve and “as and when we get a go-ahead, we will start them deploying.”
As per the source, Go First is trying to get 15-18 aircraft at first along with some pilots whose recency will take about 4-5 to clear, which means by the next week a balanced aircraft can be expected.
He further said that during the first week, the airline will start operating 130 flights and will add up to 160 flights in the following week.
Previously, the aviation regulator carried out a special audit of Go First’s Mumbai and Delhi facilities in this month.
