Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, was honoured with the 2008 Galileo Express TravelWorld ‘Best Domestic Full Service Airline’ award at a glittering function at the Grand Hotel, Delhi on December 10, 2008.
This was the airline’s sixth consecutive victory in this category, in as many years.
The award was given away by Mr. Praful Patel, Minister of State for Civil Aviation (Independent Charge), at a glittering function before an august gathering of senior hoteliers, airline officials and other distinguished members of the travel trade community.
The Galileo Express TravelWorld Awards, incorporated in 2003, are among the most respected awards in the Indian travel and tourism industry.
The framework for these awards was put together by an expert panel from within the industry, with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt. Ltd. (research partners to the award), overseeing the overall data collation, evaluation process and ensuring complete transparency.
Speaking on Jet Airways’ victory, Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, the airline’s CEO, said “Jet Airways is delighted to win the 2008 Galileo Express TravelWorld 'Best Domestic Full Service Airline' award for the sixth year running. In the recent past, Jet Airways has launched new services and enhanced frequencies on several domestic and international routes, and been honoured around the world for the excellence of various aspects of the airline's services. The Express TravelWorld award is a welcome addition to this growing list of honours.”
About Jet Airways:
Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 85 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 11 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 52 classic and next generation Boeing 737-400/700/800/900 aircraft and 12 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 4.38 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleet in the world.
Flights to 68 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including New York (both JFK and Newark), San Francisco, Toronto, Brussels, London (Heathrow), Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, 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 26 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo), currently operating a 110 flights a day, on average.
Jet Airways, with the acquisition of JetLite, today has a combined fleet strength of 109 aircraft and operates over 480 flights daily.
