Jet Airways yesterday completed two decades of services, since it began operations as an Air Taxi Operator. The airline took delivery of its first aircraft in Mumbai in the presence of J R D Tata, the father of Indian Civil Aviation. Ever since, the airline's mission has been to widen connectivity within India and overseas and facilitate the movement of people, encouraging both tourism and trade, while contributing in tandem to the development of the Indian economy, a release stated.

Jet Airways (India) Ltd has posted a consolidated net loss of Rs 354 crore in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011-12, compared with a loss of Rs 200 crore in the same period last year. For 2011-12, Jet Airways’ consolidated loss stood at Rs 1,420 crore, against a Rs 85-crore loss in the year before, the company said in a statement yesterday.

Jet Airways today said that its A330 Mumbai – Johannesburg flights will be temporarily suspended from June 12, 2012. As per a press communiqué, this development is a part of the carrier’s ongoing network evaluation with a clear focus on profitability,

Less than a month after Jet Airways increased charges for excess baggage, the country's largest domestic carrier, on April 1, hiked charges for re-booking or cancelling tickets by Rs 200 (from Rs 750 to Rs 950). A Jet Airways spokesperson confirmed the hike without citing any reason. Last month, the airline had cited rising jet fuel cost for the increase in its excess baggage charges.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked Jet Airways (India) Ltd to explain why it allowed a trainee pilot to land a packed flight in Mumbai in October 2011, violating safety norms.

Jet Airways has announced its growth figures for April 2010, which marks the seventh month of increase in passenger traffic for the airline. The airlines' domestic passenger traffic reported a 39 per cent growth as compared to the same period last year and its international passenger traffic increased to 29 per cent.

In keeping with its endeavor to continually offer its guests a number of value additions across a range of categories, Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has announced its special ‘Boarding Card Delights’ programme. This initiative enables all guests traveling on Jet Airways, Jet Airways Konnect and JetLite to avail of a range of special offers and attractive discounts against their boarding cards from renowned programme partners. The programme is applicable with immediate effect until April 30, 2010.

After two difficult years, the aviation sector is finally recovering as air traffic recorded a growth of 7.8% for the calendar year 2009 over the previous year. The revival in global economy along with eased corporate travel norms have resulted in an increase in the traffic.

India’s largest airline by passengers, Jet Airways (India) Ltd, is set to become the country’s first carrier to fly to South Africa.
The airline is also entering into an agreement with Kenya Airways to connect to the northern regions of Africa, coinciding with India’s recent thrust to improve economic diplomacy in the continent.

Jet Airways today reported a 33 % increase in its domestic passenger traffic for the month of November 2009, as compared to the same period last year. The airlines’ international passenger traffic has also registered a growth of 19% on a seat factor of 81.9% in November 2009.

JetLite the wholly owned subsidiary of Jet Airways India Ltd has also done remarkably well in increasing its passenger traffic by 22% and a seat factor of 76.7% in the month of November 2009.

Mr. Nikos Kardassis, Chief Executive Officer, Jet Airways (I) Ltd said, “Our improved performance in November 2009 is largely due to the contributions of our team of highly dedicated professionals and the coming together of a series of strategic restructuring initiatives being implemented by the airline over the last year. The restructuring involved a series of route rationalizations, trimming of strategic costs, streamlining of processes, addition of new routes and an enhanced customer experience. Additionally, a number of marketing and network initiatives have resulted increased payloads and led to a robust growth in traffic despite the all-round fall in global air travel.”

Kardassis added, “Jet Airways Konnect launched this year was our flexible, pragmatic response to the downshift in demand across several domestic routes, which saw a shift in demand from full-service to low-cost due to the global slowdown. With business loads down, Jet Airways Konnect enables Jet Airways to offer passengers a quality, low-fare product, with the option of re-introducing business class seats when demand for the same picks up. Jet Airways continues to be the preferred choice of travel for international and domestic routes recording a higher load factor and enhanced yields helped by innovative pricing to match capacity with demand.”
As part of the company’s strategic expansion program, the airline has also introduced new routes for its guests connecting Delhi – Chennai / Patna / Raipur and additional services on the Mumbai – Coimbatore in the domestic sector. On the international sector, Jet Airways has enhanced its connectivity with the introduction of a new Mumbai – Kathmandu service with its new – generation Boeing 737 aircraft and increased frequency on the Delhi – Kathmandu sector. The airline will also introduce a new Mumbai – Dhaka service on December 23rd 2009. Both these services will offer travelers seamless connectivity to several destinations across India, as well as to the Gulf, North America, Europe and ASEAN.

In a bid to create a larger customer base and offer enhanced services to its international and domestic travelers, Jet Airways plans to develop Delhi and Mumbai as major hubs to international destinations.

Jet Airways has entered into codeshare agreements with top airlines like American Airlines, Air Canada, All Nippon Airways, Brussels Airlines, Etihad Airways, Emirates, JetLite, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas Airways, Virgin Atlantic, thus increasing capacity and providing enhanced connectivity for their guests.

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JetLite, the wholly owned subsidiary of Jet Airways India Ltd, today launched its new state- of – the-art online booking engine. This move by JetLite is an attempt to offer a flexible web-sale solution with a clear road map to cater to the increasing ecommerce activities in ticket purchasing pattern in the Indian market.

Guests can follow a simple booking process and make their selection based on 3 parameters - Lowest Fare, Fixed dates or Flexible dates. They will also receive a SMS and an email confirmation of the booking to the mobile number provided.

In addition to the on-line booking engine, key features like ‘Manage my booking’ and ‘PNR Status’ are also added on the website which makes it convenient for the guest to use it as the focus is more on self-service tools and web bookings is a key part of this focus.

Speaking at the launch Mr. Sudheer Raghavan, Chief Commercial Officer, said “We wanted a flexible solution to keep up with the changing times in today’s dynamic and competitive market. This is yet another innovative step by Jet Airways to offer the best to our customers both in terms of experience and value added services.”

This will primarily help us reduce distribution costs and build customer loyalty by offering the value -adds which are not presently offered on other platforms,” he added The unique automated CyberSource Risk screening solution along with the 3D secure Payment gateway as per RBI guidelines ensures transactions are secure.
Jetlite.com also offers web check-in facility where in guests can select their preferred seat and print their boarding pass from the comfort of their home or office.

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Effective December 23, 2009, Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will introduce new, direct services on the Mumbai-Dhaka-Mumbai sectors, aboard its state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

This will be Jet Airways’ third flight to Bangladesh from India, and will connect Dhaka with several destinations across North America, Europe and the ASEAN region, as well as eight destinations across the Gulf, over the airline’s Mumbai hub.
The airline currently flies daily from Delhi and Kolkata to Dhaka.

The new Mumbai-Dhaka flight will initially operate 6 days a week, with the exception of Tuesdays. Effective March 29, 2010, it will be a daily flight.

Flight 9W 276 will depart Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 0830 hrs, arriving in Dhaka’s Zia International Airport at 1300 hrs. Flight 9W 275 will then depart Dhaka at 1430 hrs, arriving in Mumbai at 1610 hrs.

According to Mr. Nikos Kardassis, Acting CEO, Jet Airways, “Jet Airways offers travelers seamless connections to several destinations across India, as well as the Gulf, North America, Europe and ASEAN, over its hubs in Mumbai and Delhi. The launch of our new Mumbai-Dhaka service will thus connect Dhaka to the world, via Mumbai, while further enhancing air connectivity on the busy India-Bangladesh sector.”

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Effective December 2, 2009, Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will connect India's commercial capital with the Nepalese capital city of Kathmandu, with the introduction of its new daily services on the Mumbai-Kathmandu sector, aboard a state-of-the-art Boeing 737 aircraft.
The airline currently operates two services on the Delhi-Kathmandu sector, one a daily flight and the other operating six days a week, totaling thirteen weekly frequencies on this sector. Effective November 17, 2009, however, the airline will operate two daily flights on the Delhi-Kathmandu sector, or fourteen weekly frequencies.
Jet Airways flight 9W 266 will depart Mumbai at 0830 hrs, arriving in Kathmandu at 1115 hrs. Flight 9W 265 will then depart Kathmandu at 1245 hrs, arriving in Mumbai at 1530 hrs.

To cater to increased peak season traffic, Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will re-introduce its luxurious, new B777-300ER aircraft on its daily services to Newark-Liberty International Airport from Mumbai, via its European hub in Brussels. This will be effective November 21, 2009 to January 16, 2010.

The airline currently operates daily services on the sector aboard Airbus 330-200 aircraft, with a twin-class configuration (Premiere and Economy).

The new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft feature the airline's famed First Class — signature private suites offering guests the ultimate in comfort, space, and privacy. Each suite features the world’s longest First Class bed at 83 inches, massive 23 inch flat screen monitors, carefully designed storage areas that include a personal hanging wardrobe, dual credenza and under ottoman stowage, as well as dual sliding doors to ensure complete guest privacy.





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Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, today announced the launch of a new and exciting initiative for guests to access to the lowest current fares on the airline network from their mobiles on any given day of travel.

Jet Airways guests may now send a simple SMS to get the lowest real-time fares available on jetairways.com on a particular sector and date. To get the lowest fare information, a guest has to send a simple message in the following format: LFS Origin Destination Date
(in dd/mm format) to 56388. E.g. LFS BOM DEL 25/11 to 56388.

Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will launch a new daily flight on the Hyderabad-Dubai sector, aboard a state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 aircraft, effective August 16, 2009.

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The new Hyderabad-Dubai flight will be Jet Airways’ first international service from Hyderabad, and its second daily service to Dubai from South India.
The airline currently flies twice daily to Dubai from Mumbai, and daily from Delhi and Chennai.
Effective August 16, 2009 to October 24, 2009, flight 9W 550 will depart Hyderabad at 0935 hrs, arriving in Dubai at 1150 hrs. Flight 9W 549 will then depart Dubai at 1250 hrs, arriving in Hyderabad at 1805 hrs.
Effective October 25, 2009 to March 27, 2010, flight 9W 550 will depart Hyderabad at 0935 hrs, arriving in Dubai at 1210 hrs. Flight 9W 549 will then depart Dubai at 1310 hrs, arriving in Hyderabad at 1805 hrs.
Hyderabad, or the ‘City of Pearls’ is the administrative, financial and economic capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. A delightful mix of old-world charm and modernity, Hyderabad has, in recent years, grown to become one of the coutnry’s leading IT and biotechnology hubs.

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Jet Airways (India) Ltd and Kingfisher Airlines Ltd plan to expand services into profitable routes to destinations in South and South-East Asia this winter season to tap tourist demand which peaks around then.

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The move will help the two loss-making airlines utilize their fleets more efficiently. They also stand to benefit from lower jet fuel prices in these markets compared with India.
Jet will launch its direct service between Delhi and Hong Kong using its Airbus SAS made A330 aircraft, double its frequency from Mumbai to Bangkok, and also connect Mumbai with Dhaka over the next three months.
The Delhi-Hong Kong launch is expected to be on 1 October , said a senior government official who asked not to be identified. This will be Jet’s second daily service to Hong Kong after one from Mumbai, said a Jet official who confirmed the move.
Jet connects around 20 international destinations directly and has a fleet of 86 aircraft.
Jet’s rival carrier KingfisherAirlines has also tweaked its strategy on international operations from 15 September by replacing loss-making routes with ones that seem lucrative.
The airline has also applied for permission to fly from Delhi to London but the government hasn’t approved this yet. The airline already has permission to fly to Hong Kong and Singapore.
Kingfisher Airlines has a fleet of around 73 aircraft and and will use its its wide body A330 aircraft to fly international routes of Hong Kong and Singapore.


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Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, today launched its inaugural service to Riyadh, the capital and largest city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Indian financial capital of Mumbai.

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The new flight was inaugurated by Mr. Saroj K Datta, Executive Director, Jet Airways, in the presence of Jet Airways management and staff at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai.
This is the airline’s second service to Saudi Arabia, complementing the airline’s existing daily Mumbai-Jeddah service.
The airline offers four services a week on the Mumbai-Riyadh-Mumbai sectors, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays respectively, aboard a state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
On Mondays, flight 9W 524 will depart Mumbai at 1725 hrs, and will arrive in Riyadh at 1900 hrs. Flight 9W 523 will depart Riyadh at 2000 hrs, and will arrive in Mumbai at 0225 hrs.
On Tuesdays, flight 9W 524 will depart Mumbai at 2225 hrs, and will arrive in Riyadh at 0001 hrs. Flight 9W 523 will depart Riyadh at 0100 hrs, and will arrive in Mumbai at 0725 hrs.
On Thursdays and Saturdays, flight 9W 524 will depart Mumbai at 1930 hrs, and will arrive in Riyadh at 2105 hrs. Flight 9W 523 will depart Riyadh at 2205 hrs, and will arrive in Mumbai at 0430 hrs.
With the introduction of this new flight, Jet Airways now flies to 8 cities in the Gulf, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Jeddah and Riyadh.
According to Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO, Jet Airways, “Saudi Arabia is a very important market for Jet Airways on account of the large volume of traffic to the Gulf Kingdom, to and from India, and an important addition to the airline’s growing Gulf network. With the launch of our second daily service to Saudi Arabia, we are confident of further reinforcing our position as among the leading carriers on the Indo-Gulf sector.”
Jet Airways will also launch a new, daily service to Dubai from Hyderabad, its fifth daily service to the Gulf emirate and second from Southern India; as well as its second daily service to Bangkok from Mumbai, effective August 16, 2009; in addition to a new Kochi-Sharjah service, effective September 1, 2009.

For more information, please log on to www.jetairways.com.

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Amidst growing concern over the financial health of airlines, the top three carriers of the country—Air India, Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways—are planning to convert most of their domestic flights into no-frills services. This would result in more attractive fares for consumers, but may further pull down the yield of airlines.

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Since the three airlines together control over 60% of the domestic market, the proposed move would significantly curtail full-service operations in the country while the market share of no-frills services would expand in a big way.

The move, which would cheer consumers, comes at a time when airlines are finding it difficult to improve the yield. According to an industry estimate, average passenger tariff has halved to Rs 3,000 in the last five years. The cost of operation of airlines has, however, gone up during this period resulting in a shortfall in revenue.

While Jet Airways has said it will increase the number of flights on its JetKonnect network to 160 by October out of its total 290 flights on domestic routes, Kingfisher has already shifted 70% its 365 domestic flights a day to the no-frills brand.

The country’s largest carrier by fleet size, Air India, has said it will gradually shift 75% of its domestic flights to its low-cost entity Air India Express. The increased supply of seats in the market may force airlines to sell tickets below cost.

Domestic carriers are together estimated to have lost Rs 10,000 crore in 2008-09 mainly on account of high fuel price in the first half of the fiscal and excess capacity.

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Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will connect the Thai capital of Bangkok with Gaya and Varanasi, two important Indian cities on the famed Buddhist circuit, with twice weekly flights, effective October 6, 2009.
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The airline will operate with twice weekly services on the sector, on Tuesdays and Fridays respectively. These flights will allow people from the South Asian region to visit the famed Buddhist pilgrimage sights.
Effective October 6, 2009 to October 24, 2009, 9W 69 will depart Bangkok at 0845 hrs, arriving in Gaya at 1015 hrs. Flight 9W 69 will then depart Gaya at 1145 hrs, arriving in Varanasi at 1230 hrs.
Flight 9W 70 will then depart Varanasi at 1400 hrs, returning to Bangkok at 1845 hrs.
However, effective October 25, 2009 to March 27, 2010, 9W 69 will depart Bangkok at 0830 hrs, arriving in Gaya at 1015 hrs. Flight 9W 69 will then depart Gaya at 1145 hrs, arriving in Varanasi at 1230 hrs.
Flight 9W 70 will then depart Varanasi at 1400 hrs, arriving in Bangkok at 1835 hrs.
While Varanasi is one of the oldest cities in the world, Gaya is home to the famed Mahabodhi temple, a UNESCO heritage site, and the site where the Buddha attained enlightenment, according to Buddhist traditions.

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