Go First faces DGCA permit action

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a show cause notice to Go First, asking the low-fare airline to explain the reasons behind its inability to run operations within 15 days.

-  Anu Sharma|

The aviation regulator also suspended the airline from accepting new bookings and halted the sale of tickets.

The fate of the airline’s flying permit will depend on its response to the notice, the regulator said.

The aviation regulator’s actions and the government’s plan to allocate GoAir’s flight slots to rival airlines if operations remain suspended for a month have cast doubts on Go First’s future after the airline approached the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for insolvency resolution earlier this month.

“In view of the sudden cancellation of flights and initiation of corporate insolvency resolution process under IBC by Go Airlines (India) Ltd (Go First), DGCA has issued a show-cause notice to Go First under the relevant provisions of the Aircraft Rules, 1937, for their failure to continue the operation of the service in a safe, efficient, and reliable manner," the regulator said in a statement on Monday.

A decision on the continuation of Go First’s air operator certificate (AOC) will be taken on the basis of the response submitted by them, the regulator added.