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Jet Airways to connect Mumbai with Riyadh with daily flights, effective October 25, 2009

  • Saudi Arabia: Thursday, October 22 - 2009 at 10:23
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Effective October 25, 2009, Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, will increase their flights to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the introduction of daily direct services from Mumbai to the Saudi Arabian administrative and commercial capital city of Riyadh.

The airline will operate the new flights aboard a state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Flight 9W 524 will depart Mumbai at 1930 hrs, arriving in Riyadh at 2115 hrs. 9W 523 will then depart Riyadh at 2215 hrs, arriving in Mumbai at 0420 hrs.

According to Mr. Nikos K. Kardassis, CEO, Jet Airways:

"Jet Airways is delighted to introduce daily services to Riyadh, kingdom of Saudi Arabia from Mumbai. The introduction of the daily flights will serve to further strengthen our Gulf network, better enabling us to offer passengers seamless connectivity and a world-class product on the Indo-Gulf sector."


According to Mr.Fareed Al Alawi, VP- Gulf & MEA Jet Airways (India), "Jet Airways is delighted to introduce daily services to Riyadh, kingdom of Saudi Arabia from Mumbai. The introduction of this daily flight will serve to further strengthen our Gulf network, better enabling us to offer passengers seamless connectivity and a world-class product on the Indo-Gulf sector."

Speaking to Mr. Afzal Azam Baig, G.M, Jet Airways (Saudi Arabia), "Jet Airways has already established itself as a formidable brand in the intensely competitive India-Gulf sector in a relatively short period of time, on account of the warmth of its service and quality of its in-flight product. We are confident that the Daily Mumbai-Riyadh service will prove similarly popular with passengers."

Jet Airways currently flies daily to Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Jeddah, Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi from several Indian cities.
 
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About Jet Airways:
Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 87 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 51 classic and next generation Boeing 737-400/700/800/900 aircraft and 14 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 4.48 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleet in the world.

Flights to 63 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including New York (both JFK and Newark), Toronto, Brussels, London (Heathrow), Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Bangkok, Kathmandu, Dhaka, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Jeddah, Riyadh, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The airline will continue to connect existing international destinations with additional gateway points across its network in the future.

Jet Airways currently operates over 370 flights daily.

About JetLite:
JetLite is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jet Airways India Ltd. and was acquired by Jet Airways in April 2007. Positioned as an all-economy airline, JetLite promises to offer value for money fares. JetLite currently operates a fleet of 24 aircraft, which includes 17 Boeing 737 series and 7 Canadian Regional Jets 200 Series. The airline flies to 28 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo), currently operating 114 flights a day, on average.

Jet Airways, with the acquisition of JetLite, today has a combined fleet strength of 111 aircraft and operates over 498 flights daily.

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