GoAir shows intent to fly to Europe

GoAir, which recently became eligible to fly overseas with the induction of its 20th aircraft, may become the first Indian budget airline to take wings to Europe, subject to government nod.

GoAir has expressed its intent to fly abroad from next year, and indicated Europe among several other regions in this regard, a top Civil Aviation Ministry official has said.

“GoAir has expressed its intent to fly overseas from next calendar year. It has indicated some regions,” Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey said, adding that Gulf and Europe were some regions that the carrier was looking at.

When pointed out that the airline does not have the type of aircraft for the long-haul operations, Choubey said they could be considering “hopping flights”.