{"id":1243201,"date":"2023-03-02T08:31:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T03:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1243201"},"modified":"2023-03-02T08:31:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T03:01:34","slug":"shocking-gofirst-airlines-refused-to-pay-rs-5-crore-to-employees-vendors-find-out-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/shocking-gofirst-airlines-refused-to-pay-rs-5-crore-to-employees-vendors-find-out-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking! GoFirst Airlines Refused To Pay Rs 5 Crore To Employees, Vendors | Find Out Why?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wadia Group-controlled low cost airline GoFirst has withheld payments worth Rs 5 crore in February to its employees, hotel vendors, and transport vendors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Untitled-design-4-2.png\" alt=\"Shocking! 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