Jet Airways Introduces 46 New Flights In Winter Schedule

Online, November 2, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Private sector carrier Jet Airways and Jet Airways Konnect, its all-economy service, has introduced 46 new flights across India as part of its winter schedule that became effective yesterday.

In addition to the launch of new flights on existing sectors, the airline has introduced services on nine additional sectors across India, with immediate effect. Jet Airways Konnect will inaugurate a daily service on the tenth sector, Aurangabad - Pune, effective

The airline will introduce direct services between Vishakhapatnam and three important Indian metros- Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderbad. It will also connect Delhi with Bhopal and Ahmedabad, and Aurangabad with Pune.

"With domestic air traffic, particularly business travel, on an upswing, there has been a strong up-shift in demand towards twin-cabin services on several routes. The introduction of Jet Airways' Premiere and Konnect Select products on these new routes, in addition to the introduction of new services on existing domestic routes, is in response to this, and we are confident that they will prove extremely popular with guests," Mr Nikos Kardassis, CEO, Jet Airways, said.

Meanwhile, JetLite, the airline's all-economy subsidiary, has introduced 30 new domestic flights, including the launch of its services on eight additional sectors, in the winter schedule.

The airline will connect Mumbai and Hyderabad with Raipur. Nagpur with Bangalore, Delhi and Indore, respectively. JetLite will also connect Delhi with Pune and Chandigarh, and launch a daily service between Bangalore and Chandigarh.