Jet Airways` Commences Its Daily Widebody Operations With An Airbus 330-200 Aircraft To Dubai From Mumbai and Delhi
Released on: August 25, 2008, 10:25 pm
Press Release Author: Parinaz Driver
Industry: Transportation & Logistics
Press Release Summary: August 23,2008: Jet Airways,India's premier international airline,today commenced its daily direct flights from Mumbai and Delhi to Dubai,with a full complement of passengers.
Press Release Body: With the launch of these flights, Dubai becomes the 20th international destination on Jet Airways' rapidly expanding international route map.
Dubai will be the sixth destination in the airline's Gulf network and the second in the UAE. Jet Airways' Dubai flights will complement the airline's daily services to Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat and Doha from various gateway points in India.
Jet Airway's flight 9W 544 (Mumbai - Dubai) will depart Mumbai\'s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 1840 hrs and will arrive at Dubai International Airport at 2015 hrs. The return flight 9W 543 (Dubai - Mumbai) will depart Dubai International Airport at 2145 hrs and will arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai at 0215 hrs.
Jet Airways flight' 9W 548 (New Delhi - Dubai) will depart Delhi\'s Indira Gandhi International Airport at 1930 hrs and will arrive at Dubai International Airport at 2125 hrs. The return flight, 9W 547 (Dubai - New Delhi) will depart Dubai International Airport at 2255 hrs and will arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi at 0335 hrs.
Jet Airways will deploy its dual-class, state-of-the-art Airbus 330-200 aircraft on these routes, featuring its acclaimed herringbone-configured Première, and its spacious new Economy class thus offering its passengers unmatched international experience in Premiere and Economy Class.
Commenting on the launch of these new flights to Dubai, Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO, Jet Airways said, "Jet Airways is delighted to fly to Dubai starting with a full complement of passengers on its maiden flight. Dubai is one of the most exciting cities in the world, which has traditionally been a very popular business, employment and leisure destination, and demand for a premium service on the competitive India-Dubai sector remains high.
With a large number of Indians living and working in the Gulf, flights to these sectors consistently register high load factors. Passengers on the India-Gulf route will now experience Jet Airways' world-class service on the Airbus 330-200 aircraft, offering the highest quality of comfort, courtesy, reliability and standards of in-flight as well as ground operations"
To commemorate its maiden foray into Dubai, the airline has introduced special return and one-way Economy class fares* of INR 11,495 and INR 8,000 respectively, and return Première fares* of INR 24,940 on all its services to Dubai (excluding applicable taxes and surcharges).
For further information, passengers may log onto jetairways.com or call our toll-free numbers 39893333/ 1800 225522.
*Terms & Conditions Apply - please refer to jetairways.com for further details.
Jet Airways Public Relations New Delhi & Mumbai, India August 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