ETW Staff – Mumbai
Jet Airways is set to enhance connectivity between India and SAARC as well as Gulf. Effective October 30, 2016, as part of its new winter schedule, Jet Airways will introduce additional frequencies to Kathmandu from Mumbai and New Delhi respectively. At the same time, it will also significantly strengthen its connectivity to the Gulf from Kerala, with daily flights to Dubai and Doha from Thiruvananthapuram, complementing the recently announced daily flight between Kozhikode and Sharjah.
Aside from offering guests greater choice, convenience and flexibility, the additional flights to Kathmandu and the Gulf, will facilitate a speedier, more seamless transition onto Jet Airways’ extensive domestic network and onwards to other international destinations, further cementing its position as the carrier of choice for discerning guests.
Introduction of a second daily service between Mumbai – Kathmandu, will double its current capacity between the two cities. Similarly, capacity between Kathmandu and New Delhi will also be augmented with a new third daily service.
These additions will help Jet Airways enhance its connectivity to the SAARC region including countries such as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, with 140 weekly flights, half of them to Nepal.
With these new additions, Jet Airways will operate 600 plus weekly flights between India and 10 destinations in the Gulf, fortifying its position as the largest operator connecting India to this region. Both services will also be launched from October 30, 2016.
Jayaraj Shanmugam, chief commercial officer, Jet Airways, said, “Jet Airways is pleased to introduce additional services to Kathmandu to meet the perennially high tourist demand. Likewise, traffic on the ever-popular Gulf routes continues to grow at a swift pace and we have taken progressive steps to boost capacity on the route. As the largest traffic carrier on the Indo-Gulf route, we are also working to highlight our reputation for service excellence in order to ensure we remain the airline of choice for guests flying between India and the Gulf.”