Jet Airways to reintroduce services on the Mumbai-Coimbatore sector

Effective November 27, 2008, Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline will reintroduce services on the Mumbai-Coimbatore sector.

The airline will commence daily flights on the sector aboard its State-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Flight 9W 413 will depart Mumbai at 1235 hrs and arrive Coimbatore at 1420 hrs. On the return, flight 9W 414 will depart Coimbatore at 1500 hrs and arrive Mumbai at 1645 hrs.

Commenting on the service, Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO, Jet Airways said, “The re-introduction of Jet Airways’ daily Mumbai-Coimbatore service is in keeping with the airline’s decision to connect more cities across its network to its gateway cities, offering passengers seamless connections to several cities across North America, Europe, Asia and the Gulf.”

 

About Jet Airways:
Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 85 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 11 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 52 classic and next generation Boeing 737-400/700/800/900 aircraft and 12 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 4.38 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleet in the world.

Flights to 64 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including New York (both JFK and Newark), San Francisco, Toronto, Brussels, London (Heathrow), Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Bangkok, Kathmandu, Dhaka, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. 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.

About JetLite:
JetLite is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jet Airways India Ltd. and was acquired by Jet Airways in April 2007. Positioned as a value based 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 30 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo).

Jet Airways, with the acquisition of JetLite, today has a combined fleet strength of 109 aircraft.