Jet Airways Declared As The Best Airline In Chentral/South Asia And India

Online, December 10, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Mumbai,Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, has been adjudged the 'Best Airline in Central/South Asia and India" at the 8th annual Global Traveller Reader Survey Travel Awards in Beverly Hills, California.

Mr. Siva Ramachandran, Regional Vice-President- Americas, received the award on behalf of Jet Airways at a glittering function at the Peninsula Beverly Hills, California on December 1, 2011.

The prestigious US-based Global Traveller magazine conducted its survey over a eight month period between January and August 2011 asking frequent business and luxury travellers to name the best in a variety of travel-related categories and more than 36,000 people responded. The readers are frequent premium travellers averaging 16 international and 16 domestic round trip flights a year.

Mr. Sudheer Raghavan, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways, said, "We are honoured to receive this 'Best Airline in Central/South Asia and India' award from Global Traveller in recognition of our renowned service. Jet Airways is committed to delivering truly world class service and has worked to continuously enhance the excellent in-flight services on all our flights. The Award is once again a testimony to our commitment to focus on the needs of the passenger and to enhance the Jet Airways experience for our customers."

About Jet Airways
Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 101 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 59 next generation Boeing 737-700/800/900 aircraft and 20 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 5.64 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the world. Flights to 76 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 31 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 119 aircraft and operate over 620 flights daily.