DGCA issues notice to Go First plane for takes off without taking 55 passengers at Bengaluru airport

A Delhi-bound Go First plane on January 9 reportedly left the city airport without taking more than 50 passengers, who were waiting in a shuttle bus for boarding. Aviation watchdog DGCA on Tuesday issued a show cause notice to the airline for the incident. DGCA issues notice to Go First plane for takes off without taking 55 passengers at Bengaluru airport.

“… in the instant case, multiple mistakes such as lack of proper communication, co-ordination, reconciliation and confirmation have resulted in a highly avoidable situation,” the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a statement. The regulator has issued the show cause notice to Accountable Manager/ Chief Operation Officer of Go First as to why enforcement action should not be taken against them for dereliction of their regulatory obligations.

“However, to follow the principles of natural justice, they have been given two weeks time to submit their reply to DGCA and based on that further action will be taken,” the statement said. Earlier on Tuesday, some passengers alleged on social media that a busload of passengers were not taken onboard the Go First flight from Bengaluru airport to Delhi. The flight G8 116 departed at 6.40 a.m. on Monday, leaving behind the passengers, they alleged.

Go First declined to comment on the incident. However, in response to one of the tweets, the airline urged the users to share their details and said: “We regret the inconvenience caused”.

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“Flight G8 116 [BLR-DEL] flew leaving passengers on ground! More than 50 passengers on 1 bus were left on ground & the flight took off with just passengers of 1 bus on boarded. Is @GoFirstairways @JM_Scindia @PMOIndia operating in sleep? No Basic checks!” said a tweet from a passenger named Satish Kumar.