Cash-strapped Go First asked to refund passengers after it again cancels flights

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Thursday ordered cash-strapped airline Go First to issue refund to all passengers after it extended the cancellation of all its flights till May 9 and suspended ticket sales till May 15, The Indian Express reported.

On Tuesday, the civil aviation regulator had issued a show cause notice to Go First after the airline filed for bankruptcy and cancelled all its flights for May 3 and May 4. In a statement, the airline had said that it was forced to file for bankruptcy due to the “ever-increasing failure” of the Pratt & Whitney engines, on which the carrier’s Airbus A320neo aircraft fleet runs.

On Thursday, the Director General of Civil Aviation said in a statement that Go First has been ordered to “process the refunds to passengers as per the timelines specifically stipulated in the relevant regulation”.

The order was issued after Go First filed a reply to the aviation regulator’s show cause notice.

DGCA has examined the response of Go First and has issued an order under the prevailing regulations directing them to process the refunds to passengers as per the timelines specifically stipulated in the relevant regulation: DGCA pic.twitter.com/45s63Z7hUu— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2023

In its statement on Tuesday, Go First had said that the engine failures has resulted...

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