Jet, Hutch present mobile ticketing

Speaking on the launch of M-Ticketing, Mr. Harit Nagpal, Director Marketing & New Business Development, said, "We have brought a series of travel led activities to Hutch users in the past and this tie-up is one more step towards offering convenience to our customers while on the move. "

About Jet Airways:

Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 61 aircraft with 48 classic and next generation Boeing 737-400/700/800/900 aircraft, 3 Airbus A340-300E aircraft, 2 Airbus A330-200 aircraft and 8 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 5.3 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the world. Jet Airways operates over 330 daily flights to 50 destinations that span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including London Heathrow in U.K., Singapore, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Colombo in Sri Lanka, Bangkok in Thailand and Kathmandu in Nepal.

The airline plans to extend its international operations to North America, Europe, Africa and Asia in the coming years with the induction of wide-body aircraft into its fleet from 2007. Since inception in May 1993 until end-January 2007, Jet Airways has flown close to 70 million passengers.

About C-SAM Inc:

C-SAM Inc is a leading secure mobile transactions technology provider headquartered at Chicago, with establishments in USA, India and Japan. C-SAM delivers next generation technology solutions for large infrastructures, based on its unique secure Mobile Transaction Platform. It provides an end-to-end solution with the associated secure payment and non-payment transaction functionalities for all devices, including mobile phones, PDAs, PCs and point-of-sale terminals, for conducting secure mobile transactions in the physical (proximity) as well as the virtual world (over-the-air).

About Hutchison Essar Limited Hutchison Essar with over 24.3 million* mobile users under the Hutch brand, is one of the most reputed telecom companies in India. Over the years, it has been named the 'Most Respected Telecom Company', the 'Best Mobile Service in the country', and the 'Most Creative and 'Most Effective Advertiser of the Year'.

Hutch offers a wide range of user-friendly services that makes a customers life simple and fulfil all his entertainment and information requirements. Hutch has been a pioneer in India to provide innovative services like video clips on a 2.5 G network, Mobile Banking, MSN Hotmail and Messenger on Hutch phones, Java Games, Hutch Mail, a voice recognition portal and many more such initiatives.

*Figures from Cellular Operators Association of India, January 31, 2007