New Delhi: Two days after cash-strapped Indian airline Go First Airways which filed for voluntary insolvency resolution proceedings in the National Company Law Tribunal, the airlines on Thursday suspended sale of tickets till May 15.
According to Director General of Civil Aviation, the airline is working to refund or reschedule existing bookings for future dates. Earlier, the DGCA directs Go First to process refunds to passengers. Go First Airways on Tuesday informed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that all flights of the airlines will remain cancelled on May 3, May 4 and May 5.
"Due to operational reasons, Go First flights until 9th May 2023 are cancelled. We apologise for the inconvenience caused and request customers to visit https://bit.ly/42ab9la for more info. For any queries or concerns, please feel free to contact us," a message on its Twitter handle read.
The Wadia group-owned airline, which has liabilities worth Rs 11,463 crore, has sought voluntary insolvency resolution proceedings and the plea is set to be heard by the Delhi bench of the NCLT on Thursday.
In its petition filed before NCLT, the budget airline has sought directions to restrain aircraft lessors from taking any recovery action as well as restrain the DGCA and suppliers of essential goods and services from initiating adverse actions. Another plea is that the DGCA, Airports Authority of India (AAI), and private airport operators should not cancel any departure and parking slots allotted to the company. The airline also wants fuel suppliers to continue supply for aircraft operations and not terminate the present contractual arrangements.
