GoAir, one of India’s fastest-growing budget airline was honored with the ‘Best Airline’ award by
Andaman Tourism. The first edition of the Andaman Tourism Awards were given away at a grand ceremony in
Port Blair.
GoAir was honored for its exceptional performance in attaining on-time performance for the past one
year. Andaman Tourism Awards function was organised in as a collaboration between Ministry of Tourism
and Andaman Association of Tour Operators.
Apart from GoAir prominent hotel chains, restaurants and tour operators too were felicitated at the
event for playing a prominent role in the development of tourism in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The award was presented by Mr. M Vinod, President, Andaman Association of Tour Operators and Mr. R
Sarath Kumar, Indian Film Actor and it was received by GoAir’s award was recived by Sarvesh Tiwari, GM
– Airports and Mr. Aman Kohli, Airport Manager, Port Blair on behalf of the airline. GoAir added Port
Blair as its 19th destination in 2018.
Data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) rates GoAir as the most punctual
airline in August 2019.
August 2019 is the 12th month in a row that GoAir has been rated on top of on-time-performance (OTP)
charts. As per the data, GoAir registered 85.1% OTP, the highest among scheduled domestic airlines in
August 2019.
Apart from the 19 Indian destinations GoAir flies to 7 international destinations including
Bangkok, Phuket, Malé (seasonal), Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Dubai it would soon be introducing
services in Singapore.
