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Go First Bankruptcy: As per a report, since 1994, at least 27 scheduled carriers have either been shuttered or have been acquired or merged with other carriers.
Ever since the country’s skies were opened to private Indian airlines, in a little less than three decades from 1994, at least 27 scheduled airlines have gone out of business or merged with another airline or was acquired.
One scheduled airline on an average has gone out of business every year since private airlines took to the skies nearly three decades ago, with Wadia group-owned Go First being the latest carrier battling financial turbulence for survival.
Since 1994, the year when private airlines took off in the country, at least 27 scheduled carriers have either been shuttered or have been acquired or merged with other carriers, according to data.