The termination of the airline GoFirst was signalled by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) deregistering its fleet of 54 aircraft following a court order on April 26. Speaking to mid-day, a senior official said, “A total of 54 aircraft of GoAir that is, its full fleet, was grounded, of which 23 were grounded at Delhi airport and nine at Mumbai airport. Similarly, five, three, and two aircraft are grounded at Kannur, Nagpur, and Hyderabad airports respectively, and one aircraft each is grounded at Kochi, Ahmedabad and Goa Mopa Airport.”

The official added, “We are currently examining them for providing airworthiness certificates, after which the aircraft will be handed over to their lessors and exported.”  The Delhi High Court, on April 26, directed that all maintenance tasks concerning the aircraft would be undertaken by the lessors and all their authorised representatives up to and until the time the aircraft is deregistered and exported, in pursuance of Rule 32A of the aircraft rules.