The Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has awarded budget carrier GoAir (Mumbai International) its first international traffic rights following an application filed earlier this year.
According to the Hindustan Times, GoAir has been awarded the ensuing routes and frequencies:
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Mumbai International or Delhi International to Tehran Imam Khomeini (Iran) - 7x weekly;
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Mumbai or Delhi to Guangzhou or Kunming Changshui (China) - 7x weekly;
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Mumbai or Delhi to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) - 7x weekly;
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Mumbai or Delhi to Malé (Maldives) - 7x weekly;
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Mumbai or Delhi to Baku Heydar Aliev International (Azerbaijan) - 3x weekly;
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Delhi to Tashkent International (Uzbekistan)/Almaty International (Kazakhstan) - 4x weekly;
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Kochi International or Bengaluru International to Doha Hamad International (Qatar) - 7x weekly;
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Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram/Hyderabad International/Kannur to Dammam (Saudi Arabia) - 7x weekly.
GoAir is expected to begin international operations early next year provided the destination country grants it reciprocal rights and suitable landing slots.
As it stands, GoAir operates twenty-one A320 Family aircraft on flights to twenty-two destinations around India.