NEW DELHI, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- India's private airline Go First on Monday announced extending the suspension of all its flights again to the end of this month.
The crisis-hit airline has so far failed to resume its flight operations despite efforts.
"We regret to inform that due to operational reasons, Go First flights scheduled till 31 August 2023 have been cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the flight cancellations," the airline said in a statement.
The airline's fleet was grounded on May 3 when it suddenly canceled scheduled flights for three days. Since then the airline has been extending the flight cancellations.
Go First, owned by the Wadia Group, has filed for voluntary insolvency proceedings with the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), blaming U.S. engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney (P&W) for its financial problems.
Last month India's aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted Go First conditional approval to resume flight operations after resolution of its initial concerns that had emerged following a safety audit.
Key among the pre-conditions laid out by the DGCA is the requirement that the airline conduct a test flight with each of its aircraft before pressing them into commercial operations.
"Scheduled flight operations can be commenced only after the availability of the required interim funding and approval of flight schedule by the DGCA," it said.
The airline has 4,200 employees and the total revenue from its operations in the financial year 2021-22 was over 507 million U.S. dollars. ■
