Go Air orders 20 Airbus 320 planes for $1.2 billion

Order made at Asian Aerospace Show in Singapore

BY A CORRESPONDENT
February 23, 2006

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Go Air, owned by the Wadias of the Bombay Dyeing group, has placed an order for 20 Airbus 320s at the ongoing Asian Aerospace Show in Singapore. This s the first major fleet expansion announced by the Indian low-cost carrier since its inception last year.

The Airbus order is worth $1.2 billion. Currently, Go Air operates with a small fleet of three Airbuses.

Said Jeh Wadia, MD of Go Air: "The airline required these planes to respond to the tremendous growth in air traffic in India." Go Air currently flies to 11 destinations mainly located in western and eastern India. The new Airbuses expected to be utilized by Go Air to make a push into the Northern and Eastern markets.

The Airbuses planes of the A-320 family aircraft family will have a single-class economy layout with 180 seats.