Jet Airways Introduces Daily Direct Flights Between Chennai and Pune, Effective May 15, 2008

Released on: May 25, 2008, 10:42 pm

Press Release Author: Parinaz Driver

Industry: Transportation & Logistics

Press Release Summary: May 12,2008: Jet Airways,India's premier international
airline, announces the introduction of a daily direct flight
between Chennai and Pune,effective Thursday,May 15,2008.

Press Release Body: Jet Airways,already operates daily services from Chennai to Pune
via Bangalore. With the introduction of this daily direct flight, the airline will
enhance its frequency on this sector.

Jet Airways' flight 9W 491 (Chennai-Pune) will depart Chennai at 1725 hrs and arrive
at Pune at 1900 hrs. On the return leg,Jet Airways' flight 9W 492 (Pune-Chennai)
will depart Pune at 1935 hrs and arrive at Chennai at 2120 hrs.

Commenting on this new frequency, Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer,CEO, Jet Airways, said,
"Passenger traffic on the Chennai -
Pune sector has been growing at a fast speed, and the launch of a daily direct
flight between the two cities,in addition to our pre-existing service on this
route,is an attempt to cater to this increasing passenger demand.We expect this
service to prove particularly popular with business travelers as it gives Jet
Airways passengers the convenience of enhanced flexibility."

Jet Airways will introduce its world-class service on the Boeing 737-800 Next
Generation aircraft with Premiere and Economy class configuration,offering the
highest quality of comfort,courtesy, reliability and standards of in-flight as well
as ground services,for which it has been highly acclaimed.

With the induction of this new flight, Jet Airways' passengers from Pune will enjoy
convenient connections to Kuala Lumpur and Toronto, via Chennai.

For further information,passengers are requested to contact the Jet Airways
reservations number on 020 - 26167181 / 26160456 or 18-00-22-55-22 or your travel
agent or log onto our website: www.jetairways.com

Jet Airways,the Spirit of New India:

Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 81 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing
777-300 ER aircraft,8 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 54 classic and next generation
Boeing 737-400/700/800/900 aircraft and 9 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With
an average fleet age of 4.20 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft
fleet in the world.Jet Airways operates over 385 flights daily.

Flights to 60 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 and Abu Dhabi.The airline plans to extend its international operations
to other cities in North America, Europe,Africa and Asia in phases with the
introduction of additional wide-body aircraft into its fleet.

Jet Airways
Public Relations
New Delhi & Mumbai, India
May 2008

Jet Airways (I) Ltd

Ragini Chopra
Vice President - Corporate Communications & PR
New Delhi, India
Tel: +91-11-4164 5080
Fax: +91-11-4609 5084
raginic@jetairways.com

A.K. Sivanandan
Sr. General Manager - PR
New Delhi, India
Tel: +91-11-2652 3357
Fax: +91-11-2652 3348
asivanandan@jetairways.com

Srirupa Sen
Manager - PR
Mumbai, India
Tel: +91-22-2852 3648
Fax: +91-22-2920 4437
ssen@jetairways.com

Web Site: http://www.jetairways.com

Contact Details: Jet Airways (India) Ltd. S.M. Centre,
Andheri-Kurla Road,
Andheri (East),
Mumbai - 400059
India
Phone: +91 22 4019 1000
Fax: +91 22 2920 1313
pdriver@jetairways.com

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