When the Go-ing gets tough

New Delhi: Mumbai-based low-cost carrier GoAir has decided to stop its flights to Chennai from the coming week. This is the fourth destination to which the carrier has opted out after Kochi, Coimbatore and Pune.
"The decision to suspend our operations at the Chennai airport is a part of our strategy to consolidate our leadership position within our network. We view this as part of a normal business process towards optimising current resources and slots," said GoAir Chief Executive Officer Edgardo Badiali.
GoAir stopped operations to Kochi last month, and it opted out of Pune and Coimbatore last year. As a result, the airline now operates only in nine sectors.
Industry sources said the carrier is also planning to rationalise its flights to Bangalore, by going for more long-haul domestic flights to the city. Sources also said the carrier is looking at increasing capacity to Hyderabad from cities such as Ahmedabad and Jaipur.
At least one travel portal said sales of tickets for GoAir on the Delhi-Chennai route has been very low.
18/05/08 Anirban Chowdhury/Business Standard

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Categories: GoAir May 2008