Amid engine snag reports, GoAir to induct 13 more A320 Neo this year

Budget carrier GoAir, which on Wednesday announced commencement of its overseas flights from October, said it will induct 13 more A320 Neo planes this year.

The airline also said plans to bring an initial public offering (IPO) is not at the table right now.

"We already have 19 Airbus A320 new engine option (Neo) planes in the fleet, and we have 13 more such planes to come this year," Cornelis Vrieswijik, chief executive officer, GoaAir, told reporters on Thursday.

Four of these planes will be joining the fleet next month, he said, adding, "The induction of A320 Neo will go up significantly from next month."

On the IPO, Vrieswijik said, "There has been plan, but it is not there on the table for now."

On the issue of frequent glitches in the Pratt & Whitney engines, which power these planes, the GoAir chief executive said that faulty engines are major issues when it comes to operations.