November 12, 2010

DELHI: Effective November 14, 2010, Jet Airways, the country’s premier international airline (including its Konnect service), and its subsidiary JetLite, will migrate the group’s domestic operations to and from Delhi to the state-of-the-art Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport. On November 14, 2010, Jet Airways flight 9W 2637 (Delhi-Lucknow) with a scheduled departure time of 0520 hrs, and JetLite flight S2 791 (Delhi-Indore) with a scheduled departure time of 0535 hrs will be the first flights out of Delhi respectively.

To ensure a smooth transfer and minimise the likelihood of any guest inconvenience, Jet Airways, Jet Airways Konnect and JetLite guests are requested to report at the airport a minimum of 2 hrs before the scheduled departure times of their respective flights.

Guests may enter the Departure terminal from Gate Nos. 2 and 3 of the Terminal 3 (IGI), and proceed towards the  B, C and D check-in islands for departure formalities. The Jet Airways Group will man 32 integrated check-in counters, located at islands C and D, for both domestic and international travel, significantly reducing check-in time for the airline’s guests.

All check-in counters for Jet Airways Group domestic services will close 45 minutes prior to departure, while boarding gates will close 25 minutes prior to departure respectively.

About Jet Airways

Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 91 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 55 next generation Boeing 737-700/800/900 aircraft and 14 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 5.10 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the world. Flights to 65 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including New York (both JFK and Newark), Toronto, Brussels, London (Heathrow), Johannesburg, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Bangkok, Kathmandu, Dhaka, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jeddah, Sharjah, Riyadh and Dammam.

About Jet Airways Konnect

Jet Airways Konnect is Jet Airways’ value service on key domestic routes, designed to meet the needs of the low-fare segment with value-for-money fares. Jet Airways Konnect links seven major metros - Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Kolkata – with several destinations across India.

Konnect Select’ is a premium economy product introduced on certain Jet Airways Konnect flights. This new front cabin class features wider and more comfortable seats, with a 40 inch seat pitch. The services include complimentary in-flight reading material, a welcome drink, and complimentary hot meals on-board.

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 18 aircraft, which includes 16 Boeing 737 series and 2 Canadian Regional Jets 200 Series aircraft. The airline flies to 25 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 109 aircraft and operate over 500 flights daily.