Naresh Goyal, Founder Chairman Jet Airways, and his wife Anita (Neeta) Goyal, Executive Vice President Revenue Management and Network Planning for India’s premier international airline, have been voted “International Entrepreneurs of the Year” by the readers of Asian Voice, the highest circulation newspaper among the Asian Community in the UK.
Mr. and Mrs. Goyal received the award from the Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP, UK Secretary of State for Transport, before an august gathering of British parliamentarians and other distinguished guests at the House of Commons, as part of the Asian Voice Political and Public Life Awards 2008.
According to Mr. Goyal, “With Jet Airways, we set out to re-define service standards in global commercial aviation, while creating a truly international brand that would embody the dynamism and commitment to excellence that has come to define the new, resurgent India. Awards such as these only spur us on to greater effort, and are a tribute to the efforts put in by every member of the Jet Airways family to make our vision a reality.”
The Asian Voice Political and Public Life Awards are presented to people who have made a special impact in the preceding twelve months, either internationally, or in their local communities. The shortlists for the awards for 2008 were decided by a select panel including Marsha Singh MP, Lord King of West Bromwich and Baroness Howells of St Davids.
This is the latest in a large number of prestigious awards made over the last twelve months to Jet Airways and its management team. They include:
“Best Indian Airline” award at the prestigious Business Traveller Awards 2008.
“Best Domestic Airline Award’ for the Year 2008, at the 19th TTG Travel Awards.
TTG also accorded Chairman Naresh Goyal the ‘Travel Entrepreneur of the Year’ for his invaluable contribution to the trade in general and aviation in particular.
Voted one of the Top 10 Airlines in the world by the Best in Travel Poll 2008, organised by SmartTravelAsia.com.
Voted one of the world’s top three airlines in Conde Nast Traveler’s 2008 Readers Choice Awards survey.
Runner up as ‘Airline of the Year’ at the 2008 “Which?” magazine Annual Awards, only a percentage point behind the eventual winner.
Note to Editors: attached picture shows Mr& Mrs Goyal being presented with the award for ‘ International Entrepreneurs of the Year’ by the Right Hon Geoff Hoon MP, UK Secretary of State for Transport at the House of Commons on 26th February 2009. The award ceremony was organised by Asian Voice.
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 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 111 aircraft and operates over 480 flights daily.
