Jet Airways to introduce state-of-the-art Boeing service

Effective March 29, 2009, Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will introduce its first service on the Mumbai-Lucknow sector.

The airline will operate the new service aboard a state-of-the-art Boeing 737 aircraft with a dual class configuration: Economy and Première.

Jet Airways flight 9W 665 will depart Mumbai at 1110 hrs, arriving in Lucknow at 1320 hrs. Flight 9W 666 will then depart Lucknow at 1350 hrs, arriving in Mumbai at 1600 hrs.

The new service will complement the airline’s existing daily flight from Delhi, offering passengers from Lucknow enhanced connectivity across India as well as several destinations across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

According to Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO, Jet Airways, “With the growing demand for a premium air service between Mumbai and Lucknow, we are confident that Jet Airways’ new flight on this sector, with its convenient timings and warm service levels, will prove popular with passengers.”

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.