After IndiGo, GoFirst announces sale; fares starting from Rs 1,199

Budget airline GoFirst has announced a February sale, offering tickets for as low as Rs 1,199.

The sale is valid from 21st Feb to 24th Feb 2023 for travel between 12th Mar and 30th Sep 2023.

Under the special sale, the no-frills airline is offering tickets with fares starting at just Rs 1,199 for domestic flights and Rs 6,139 for international flights.


The airline, however, said that this offer cannot be combined with any other offer and is not applicable to group bookings.

The Wadia Group-owned Go First operates over 240 daily flights to 27 domestic and eight international destinations.


Earlier this week, IndiGo too announced a special sale offering tickets for domestic destinations for as low as Rs 2,093.

The IndiGo sale is open till February 25, 2023, for travel between March 13, 2023, and October 13, 2023.

Apart from the coronavirus pandemic headwinds and intense competition, the no-frills airline is grappling with the Pratt & Whitney engine issues that have forced it to ground many planes due to a shortage of spare engines.

In an interview with PTI, CEO Kaushik Khona said the engine issues are "gradually" getting resolved, and 20 new engines from Pratt & Whitney are expected to come by April.

The Wadia group-owned airline aims to have 53 operational aircraft in its fleet by the start of April this year. The airline currently has 37 aircraft in operation.

In fiscal 2023-24, Go First aims to have 57 per cent growth in the passenger volume.

Last month, aviation regulator DGCA imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Go First for an incident at Bangalore airport where 55 passengers were left behind in a passenger coach.