ETW Staff – Mumbai
Jet Airways, has announced a daily direct service from Mumbai to Paris with effect from May 14, 2014. This new flight from India’s financial capital Mumbai, to Paris, the world’s most popular tourist destination, will be operated by Airbus A330 aircraft.
Gaurang Shetty, vice president commercial, Jet Airways, said, “Jet Airways is delighted to launch its maiden service to Paris, one of the world’s top destinations and a key gateway point for airline guests travelling between India and France while they experience Jet Airways’ hallmark in-flight service. By offering enhanced connections to several European cities from Paris with our code share partners, we are confident that this new flight would prove immensely popular with our guests. Furthermore, Jet Airways would be able to offer guests seamless travel between Europe and India, and onwards to SAARC destinations including Colombo, Dhaka and Kathmandu and vice versa”
Jet Airways flight 9W 124 will depart from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, T2 at 1200 hrs and arrive at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport at 1750 hrs. The return flight 9W 123 will depart Paris at 2110 hrs (LT) and arrive Mumbai at 0945 hrs the following day. Moreover, the return Jet Airways flight from Paris to Mumbai will make it the only evening departure from continental Europe to Mumbai.
Paris will be the airline’s 21st international destination, and will provide a key gateway point for travel to several destinations across Europe with Jet Airways’ code share and interline partners.
