Go First operates first ever night flight from Jammu to Delhi

Jammu, 23 July, 2021:

GO FIRST operated the first ever night flight from Jammu to Delhi, thus becoming the first airline in India to achieve this feat. Passengers in the GO FIRST flight G8 196 – that took off at 20:00 hours – enjoyed the Airbus A320neo. Going forward, GO FIRST will operate scheduled flight from Jammu to Delhi and Srinagar with four flights a week from Jammu on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday to Delhi and three flight from Jammu on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday to Srinagar respectively.

The inaugural night flight was flagged off by Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Manoj Sinha from Jammu Civil Enclave for Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.

Kaushik Khona, Chief Executive Officer, GO FIRST, said, “It gives me immense pleasure to dedicate the first night flight from Jammu to Delhi as a salute to the spirit of Jammu. Jammu & Kashmir has always been a strategic market for us and we are committed to the development of the union territory as we grow our operations here. This initiative will assist the farming community and also strengthen the tourism sector, which plays a major role in the economic growth of the region.”

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