India’s Jet Airways and Etihad Airways have outlined plans to reinforce their long-term commitment to the growth of India’s economy and aviation industry, including a major new turnaround strategy for Jet Airways to return to profitability in three years. The two airlines have been codeshare partners since 2008 and their relationship was strengthened in November 2013, after Etihad Airways received approvals to acquire a 24 per cent stake in Jet Airways, marking it … [Read more...] about Jet Airways, Etihad outline turnaround plan
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Jet Airways begins new daily non-stop to South Africa
Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, commenced daily non-stop flights from Mumbai to Johannesburg from 15 April using Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The launch of this new international route marks the beginning of Jet Airways' international network expansion to Africa. Jet Airways will also offer onward connections to several destinations across South Africa, including Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, the famed Kruger National Park and East London. Johannesburg will be … [Read more...] about Jet Airways begins new daily non-stop to South Africa
INDIA: Jet Airways launches inaugural Riyadh service
Jet Airways has launched its inaugural service to Riyadh, the capital and largest city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Indian financial capital of Mumbai complementing the airline’s existing daily Mumbai-Jeddah service. The airline offers four services a week on the Mumbai-Riyadh-Mumbai sectors utilising B737-800 aircraft. With the introduction of this new flight, Jet Airways now flies to eight cities in the Gulf, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, … [Read more...] about INDIA: Jet Airways launches inaugural Riyadh service
Support for Jet’s Star entry upsets govt
India's civil aviation ministry is upset with German carrier Lufthansa for its apparent backing of Jet Airways for inclusion into Star Alliance while state-run Air India is still waiting in the wings, according to a government official, The Economic Times of India reported. Following instructions from the civil aviation ministry, the Indian embassy in Germany has now written to Lufthansa, pointing out that the carrier’s move to back Jet Airways would put Air India (AI) at a … [Read more...] about Support for Jet’s Star entry upsets govt
Support for Jet's Star entry upsets govt
India's civil aviation ministry is upset with German carrier Lufthansa for its apparent backing of Jet Airways for inclusion into Star Alliance while state-run Air India is still waiting in the wings, according to a government official, The Economic Times of India reported. Following instructions from the civil aviation ministry, the Indian embassy in Germany has now written to Lufthansa, pointing out that the carrier’s move to back Jet Airways would put Air India (AI) at a … [Read more...] about Support for Jet's Star entry upsets govt
Jet-Kingfisher alliance operational in 6 months
The alliance between India's two largest private carriers Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines - which if fully implemented would give the duo a nearly 58 per cent market share - will take six months to be fully operational, according to Kingfisher Chairman Vijay Mallya. Already the two carriers were cooperating "very closely in many ways" but it was not as simple as it sounded to ope rationalise the agreement, signed by them last October, Mallya told the Press Trust of India. "One project is … [Read more...] about Jet-Kingfisher alliance operational in 6 months
