Effective March 29, 2009, JetLite, Jet Airways’ wholly-owned all economy subsidiary, will introduce a new daily service on the Mumbai - Kozhikode - Mumbai sectors.
The new daily Mumbai – Kozhikode-Mumbai flights will be operated by JetLite’s all-economy Boeing 737 series aircraft.
JetLite’s flight S2 423 will depart Mumbai at 1125 hrs, and will arrive in Kozhikode at 1305 hrs. Flight S2 424 will depart Kozhikode at 1335 hrs, and will arrive in Mumbai at 1510 hrs.
From Mumbai, JetLite passengers may connect onto several destinations serviced by Jet Airways in North America (Newark, JFK and Toronto), Europe (London and Brussels), South-East Asia (Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok) and the Gulf region (Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Bahrain and Kuwait) through its code-share partner, Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline.
JetLite, as part of its inaugural offer on the Kozhikode-Mumbai- Kozhikode sectors, has introduced attractive fares of Rs. 1 plus taxes for bookings 30 days prior to travel, Rs. 500 plus taxes for bookings made 20 days prior to travel and Rs. 750 plus taxes for bookings made 10 days prior to travel.
Commenting on the launch of the new services, Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO, Jet Airways said, “With the Kozhikode sector registering impressive growth in passenger traffic, the new services will cater to the domestic demand on this route, while ensuring seamless connections to and from North America, Europe Asia and the Gulf for international travelers from Southern India”.
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For all this and more, customers can contact the airline call centre on (city code) 30302020, or the toll free number 1-800-22-30-20, or visit www.jetlite.com
About JetLite:
JetLite is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jet Airways India Ltd. and was acquired by Jet Airways in April 2007. Positioned as an all-economy airline, JetLite promises to offer value for money fares. JetLite currently operates a fleet of 24 aircraft, which includes 17 Boeing 737 series and 7 Canadian Regional Jets 200 Series. The airline flies to 26 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo), currently operating a 110 flights a day, on average.
About Jet Airways:
Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 87 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 51 classic and next generation Boeing 737-400/700/800/900 aircraft and 14 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 4.48 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleet in the world.
Flights to 63 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including New York (both JFK and Newark), Toronto, Brussels, London (Heathrow), Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Bangkok, Kathmandu, Dhaka, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The airline will continue to connect existing international destinations with additional gateway points across its network in the future.
Jet Airways currently operates over 370 flights daily.
Jet Airways, with the acquisition of JetLite, today has a combined fleet strength of 111 aircraft and operates over 480 flights daily.