Go First’s proposal to resume operations has been approved by the DGCA with a few conditions

The DGCA, the aviation regulator, said on Friday that it has authorized Go First’s proposal to resume operations with 15 aircraft and 114 daily flights, subject to a number of requirements, among them the availability of the necessary emergency finance.

Go First, a Mumbai-based airline that ceased operations on May 3, has canceled all of its flights until July 23 while going through an insolvency resolution procedure.

The airline’s resume plan, which calls for flying 15 aircraft and 114 daily flights, has been examined and approved, according to an announcement from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

“The acceptance is subject to the outcome of the writ petitions/applications pending before the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi & Hon’ble NCLT, Delhi,” it said.

The airline’s resolution specialist proposed a proposal to restore operations with 26 aircraft, including four in reserve, and 160 flights per day in late June.

However, Go First changed its resuming plan, significantly decreasing the fleet and number of daily flights, after a special examination of the airline’s facilities in New Delhi and Mumbai earlier this month and extra information requested by the DGCA.

According to (certain) circumstances, Go First as a going concern may begin operating flights, the DGCA said in a correspondence to Go First Resolution Professional Shailendra Ajmera.

The airline will guarantee the airworthiness of the aircraft involved in operations and will comply with all relevant regulatory criteria for having an Air Operator Certificate, the DGCA said in the statement.

Additionally, it was stated that Resolution Professional would submit the proposed flight schedule for consideration by the DGCA after making the necessary preparations for the start of scheduled flight operations, including the interim funding necessary for the resumed operations, in accordance with the resources available in terms of airworthy aircraft, qualified pilots, cabin crew, aircraft maintenance engineers, and flight dispatchers, among others.

Additionally, the airline would only be permitted to begin accepting reservations for its trip after the DGCA has approved its flight schedule, according to the message.

On June 28, the airline’s Resolution Professional (RP) submitted the restart plan to DGCA, who then performed a special examination of the carrier’s Mumbai and Delhi facilities.

In order to speed up the selling process, Go First Resolution Professional requested Expressions of Interest (EOI) from potential purchasers for the airline on July 10.

A public announcement states that the EoI submission deadline is August 9 and that the final list of possible resolution applicants will be released on August 19.