Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, yesterday launched its inaugural daily service to Dubai from Chennai with a full complement of passengers, as well as a second service on the Mumbai-Dubai sector.
The launch of the airline's first Chennai-Dubai service was marked by a small lamp-lighting ceremony in the presence of company officials at the Chennai International Airport.
With the launch of these new daily services, Jet Airways now operates four daily flights to Dubai from three major Indian metros, aboard state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
In addition to the new services, the airline also flies daily to Dubai from Mumbai and Delhi respectively.
Flight 9W 542 departed Mumbai at 0930 hrs, arriving in Dubai at 1105 hrs. 9W 541 then departed Dubai at 1235 hrs, arriving in Mumbai at 1710 hrs.
Flight 9W 546 departed Chennai at 1245 hrs, arriving in Dubai at 1530 hrs. 9W 545 then departed Dubai at 1630 hrs, arriving in Chennai at 2215 hrs.
Passengers travelling on these new services also enjoy the opportunity to earn Double JPMiles and enjoy a 25% discount on Jet Award tickets up to May 31, 2009.
According to Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO, Jet Airways, “Jet Airways is fast emerging as the carrier of choice on the Indo-Dubai sector, on account of the warmth of its service, its world-class in-flight product and unmatched pan-India connectivity. The new services will enable the carrier to further enhance its presence on the sector, in line with passenger demand.”
In addition to Dubai, Jet Airways also operates daily flights to Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha and Abu Dhabi in the Gulf from several Indian cities.
For more information, passengers may log on to www.jetairways.com.
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.
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 28 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo), currently operating 114 flights a day, on average.
Jet Airways, with the acquisition of JetLite, today has a combined fleet strength of 111 aircraft and operates over 498 flights daily.
