Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal re-elected to IATA board of governors

Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal has been re-elected to the prestigious Board of Governors of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) from 2011 to 2013, at the 67th Annual General Meeting held at Singapore on Monday, June 6, 2011.

Mr. Goyal has previously served on the board from 2008 until 2011.

As a member of the 30-member board, Mr. Goyal will act on behalf of the membership as a whole in representing the interests of the Industry.

According to Mr. Goyal, “As the aviation industry’s apex international trade body, IATA has, over the years, played a leading role in representing and serving global commercial aviation. I am honoured to have been re-elected to the IATA Board of Governors and look forward to working closely with our industry members to facilitate further growth of the global aviation sector.”

IATA - the International Air Transport Association – works with its airline members and the air transport industry as a whole to promote safe, reliable, secure and economical air travel, for the benefit of the world's consumers. IATA's 230 member airlines comprise 94% of all international commercial air traffic.

About Jet Airways
Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 97 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 55 next generation Boeing 737-700/800/900 aircraft and 20 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 5.15 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the world. Flights to 75 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Bangkok, Brussels, Colombo, Dammam, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, London(Heathrow), Milan, Muscat, New York(both JFK and Newark), Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore, Toronto

About Jet Airways Konnect
Jet Airways' Konnect service operates on key domestic routes, and is designed to meet the needs of the low-fare segment with value-for-money fares. Jet Airways Konnect links seven major metros - Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Kolkata – with several destinations across India, operating over 170 flights daily.

About JetLite
JetLite is a subsidiary of Jet Airways India Ltd. and was acquired by Jet Airways in April 2007. Positioned as an all-economy, no-frills airline, JetLite operates a fleet of 17 Boeing 737 series aircraft. The airline flies to 27 domestic destinations and 1 international destination (Kathmandu), operating over 110 flights a day, on average.

Jet Airways, Jet Airways Konnect and JetLite have a combined fleet strength of 114 aircraft and operate over 580 flights daily.