Jet Airways will launch additional daily services to Dammam from Mumbai and Delhi, further boosting its operations to the key Saudi Arabian port city. The airline will introduce the new services, one each from Delhi and Mumbai, starting June 09, 2016, adding to the single daily flights it already operates on those routes and from the South Indian cities of Kochi, Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram.
The additional service from Mumbai to Dammam, flight 9W 506, will depart Mumbai at 00.45 hours and arrive in Dammam at 02.05 hours. The return flight to Mumbai, 9W 505, will depart Dammam at 03.05 hours and arrive in Mumbai at 09.20 hours. Whereas, the service from Delhi to Dammam, flight 9W 518, will depart Delhi at 22.30 hours and arrive in Dammam at 00.10 hours. The return flight, 9W 517, will depart Dammam at 01.10 hours and arrive in Delhi at 07.30 hours.
Gaurang Shetty, whole-time director, Jet Airways, said, “We have seen a significant increase in traffic from Mumbai and Delhi to Dammam. As the preferred airline on the highly competitive Indo-Gulf route, we constantly offer our guests unparalleled levels of service with unmatched quality. Through the introduction of these additional flights, we can now offer our guests greater convenience, more choice and increased flexibility in their travel to and from Dammam.”
Dammam is among the largest ports in the Gulf. With trade booming, it is home to a large population of Indian expatriates. Due to its economic potential, the airline has been steadily adding new destinations or increasing frequencies to existing destinations in the Gulf region.
Jet Airways currently operates flights from 12 cities across India to 10 in the Gulf. Final schedule subject is to regulatory clearances.
