Mumbai, India (IBwire.com - December 24, 2009) NEW FLIGHT TO CONNECT DHAKA WITH 8 DESTINATIONS ACROSS THE GULF, VIA MUMBAI
Effective December 23, 2009, Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will introduce new, direct services on the Dhaka -Mumbai - Dhaka sectors, aboard its state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
This will be Jet Airways’ third flight from Bangladesh to India, and will connect Dhaka with several destinations across North America, Europe, as well as eight destinations across the Gulf and Middle East, over the airline’s Mumbai hub.
The airline currently flies daily from Dhaka to Delhi and Kolkata.
The new Dhaka - Mumbai flight will initially operate 6 days a week, with the exception of Tuesdays. Effective March 29, 2010, it will be a daily flight.
Flight 9W 275 will depart Dhaka’s Zia International Airport at 1430 hrs, arriving in Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 1610 hrs. Flight 9W 276 will then depart Mumbai at 0830 hrs, arriving in Dhaka at 1300 hrs.
According to Mr. Nikos Kardassis, Acting CEO, Jet Airways, “Jet Airways offers travelers seamless connections to several destinations across India, as well as the North America, Europe, UK, Gulf & Middle East, over its hubs in Mumbai and Delhi. The launch of our new Dhaka – Mumbai service will thus connect Dhaka to the world, via Mumbai, while further enhancing air connectivity on the busy India-Bangladesh sector.”
About Jet Airways
Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 89 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 53 next generation Boeing 737-700/800/900 aircraft and 14 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 4.53 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleet in the world.
Flights to 61 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, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jeddah, Sharjah and Riyadh.
About Jet Airways Konnect
Jet Airways Konnect is Jet Airways’ all-economy service on key domestic routes, designed to meet the needs of the low-fare segment with value-for-money fares.
Jet Airways Konnect links five major metros- Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru and Kolkata - with several destinations across India, operating over 195 flights daily.
Jet Airways and its all-economy, no-frills Jet Airways Konnect service together operate over 300 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, no-frills airline, JetLite operates a fleet of 23 aircraft, which includes 16 Boeing 737 series and 7 Canadian Regional Jets 200 Series. The airline flies to 28 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo), operating over 110 flights a day, on average.
Jet Airways, Jet Airways Konnect, its all-economy, no-frills service, and JetLite have a combined fleet strength of 111 aircraft and operate over 410 flights daily.
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