SpiceJet, Sharjah’s Sky One & Africa-focused Safrik Investments try late check-in for bankrupt Go First

Mumbai: Three entities — Sharjah-based aviation company Sky One, Africa-focused Safrik Investments and local airline SpiceJet — have shown interest in acquiring bankrupt carrier Go First, in an unexpected development weeks after the deadline for making proposals passed and as lenders were considering its liquidation.

Shailendra Ajmera, the resolution professional (RP) managing Go First’s corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP), received requests from these entities for conducting due diligence of the grounded airline during the past 10 days, people familiar with the matter said. All of them have also sought an extension of the deadline, they said.

“The committee of creditors will now meet to decide if an extension can be granted,” one of the people said.