Jet Airways Commences Daily Services From Thiruvananthapuram To Sharjah

Online, November 1, 2011 (Newswire.com) - The airline currently operates a daily flight from Kochi to Sharjah and the addition of another daily service further enhances its growing International network. This is the airline's tenth daily service from India to the United Arab Emirates and the twenty-second Jet Airways flight from India to the Gulf.

Flight 9W 570 departed Thiruvananthapuram at 1015 hours local time, arriving in Sharjah at 1240 hours (LT). The return flight 9W 569 departed Sharjah at 1340 hours (LT), arriving in Thiruvananthapuram at 1900 hours (LT).

Jet Airways' guests on the sector will enjoy a world class in-flight product, warm service, award winning in-flight entertainment, as well as delectable cuisine, all adding up to a best-in-class travel experience. Jet Airways currently operates to 24 International destinations.

With this additional flight between India and Sharjah, business customers of Jet Airways may now enjoy a wide choice of timings throughout the day between India and United Arab Emirates. The flights are conveniently timed to connect with Jet Airways' industry-leading domestic network and its fast-growing network to SAARC/ASEAN points.

The introduction of the new flight further strengthens Jet Airways' presence in the United Arab Emirates. Jet Airways' Gulf network now serves 10 destinations in the Middle Eastern region. The additional services from Thiruvananthapuram will now complement the airline's existing daily Gulf operations to Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Doha, Kuwait, Muscat and Sharjah, as well as Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam from Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad.

Nikos Kardassis, CEO, Jet Airways said, "Jet Airways has established itself as a leading carrier on the intensely competitive India-Gulf sector in a relatively short period of time. The introduction of this new service will further strengthen our growing Gulf network and is sure to prove extremely popular with our guests, especially business travelers from South India."

About Jet Airways

Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 99 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 57 next generation Boeing 737-700/800/900 aircraft and 20 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 5.61 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 and 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 approximately 290 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 18 Boeing 737 series aircrafts. The airline flies to 27 domestic destinations and 1 international destination (Kathmandu), operating 123 flights a day, on average.

Jet Airways, Jet Airways Konnect and JetLite have a combined fleet strength of 117 aircraft and operate over 620 flights daily.