Airlines Remembered

GO

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Boeing 737-3Y0 G-IGOA (cn24678/1853) at Amsterdam IAP, 13Sep02.

During 2000 it became known that founder British Airways was putting up Go for sale. BA realised that they weren't cut out to operate a low-cost carrier and sold Go to the 3i Group.
By early 2002 easyJet reached an agreement for the purchase of Go. The sale was made official in August 2002, but it was agreed that Go and easyJet would operate seperately until March 2003.
Last flight under Go's callsign was on 29Mar03.
By 30Mar2003 Go ceased as a seperate company.

The merger of Go into easyJet, in April 2003, coincided with the war in Iraq. Also a mysterious virus was spreading from Hong Kong: SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome); there was no medicine and the threat kept passengers out of airplanes... SARS was hurting some airlines more than the war in Iraq. By April the airline industry was in turmoil, jobs were axed:
In Britain EasyJet faced accusations of betrayal from unions after revealing plans to axe 114 former Go employees, despite promises that its takeover would involve no redundancies. EasyJet said it intended to shut a Go call centre at Stansted airport, leaving its team at Luton airport to handle all telephone reservations. It intends to restrict telephone bookings to flights within seven days, encouraging customers to use the internet.
The trade union Amicus reacted with fury, saying it had been given assurances as recently as Monday that Go jobs were safe following summer takeover. Derek Simpson, Amicus general secretary, said: "This is a real slap in the face for Go staff who have been loyal and who have taken EasyJet's assurances that there would be no redundancies from the takeover."

G-IGOA	Boeing 737-3Y0	24678 / 1853	Y148
G-IGOB	Boeing 737-36Q	28660 / 2883	Y148
G-IGOC	Boeing 737-3Y0	24546 / 1811	Y148
G-IGOE	Boeing 737-3Y0	24547 / 1813	Y148
G-IGOF	Boeing 737-3Q8	24698 / 1846	Y148
G-IGOG	Boeing 737-3Y0	23927 / 1580	Y148
G-IGOH	Boeing 737-3Y0	23926 / 1562	Y148
G-IGOI	Boeing 737-33A	24092 / 1669	Y148
G-IGOJ	Boeing 737-36N	28872 / 3082	Y148
G-IGOK	Boeing 737-36N	28594 / 3107	Y148
G-IGOL	Boeing 737-36N	28596 / 3112	Y148
G-IGOM	Boeing 737-36N	28599 / 3115	Y148
G-IGOO	Boeing 737-36N	28557 / 2862	Y148
G-IGOP	Boeing 737-36N	28602 / 3118	Y148
G-IGOR	Boeing 737-36N	28606 / 3124	Y148
G-IGOS	Boeing 737-3L9	27336 / 2587	Y148
G-IGOT	Boeing 737-3L9	24571 / 1815	Y148
G-IGOU	Boeing 737-3L9	27337 / 2594	Y148
G-IGOV	Boeing 737-3M8	25017 / 2005	Y148
G-IGOW	Boeing 737-3Y0	23923 / 1540	Y148
G-IGOX	Boeing 737-3L9	24219 / 1600	Y148
G-IGOY	Boeing 737-36N	28570 / 3010	Y148
G-IGOZ	Boeing 737-3Q8	24699 / 1886	Y148
G-ODUS	Boeing 737-36Q	28659 / 2880	Y148

Fleet info: JP Airline Fleets 2002/2003

Boeing 737-3Y0 G-IGOC taxiing to runway 01L at Amsterdam IAP for take off.

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