Dubai, October 30, 2011: Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, today commenced daily non-stop flights from Sharjah to Thiruvananthapuram.
The airline launched its flight from Sharjah International Airport to a traditional ribbon cutting ceremony, in the presence of dignitaries including Mr Abdulwahab Al Roomi, Director General - Department of Civil Aviation and Mr Ali Salim Al Midfa, Director - Sharjah Airport Authority. Mr. Ratan Ratnakar, Vice President - Market Development & Pricing, Gulf & MEA, Jet Airways and Mr Shakir Kantawala, General Manager, Dubai & Northern Emirates, Jet Airways, were present to represent the organisation.
The inbound flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Sharjah International Airport was welcomed to the traditional water-cannon salute in the company of VIP's, airport officials and media.
With Thiruvananthapuram being one of the 10 most greenest cities in India is a popular tourist destination and to serve the large community of the State of Kerala residing in the UAE, Jet Airways' deployed its state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 aircraft on this new route, offering 16 Première (Business Class) and 138 Economy seats. Guests will be offered best-in-its-class product, which boasts of warm service, award winning in-flight entertainment, as well as delectable cuisine.
With this additional flight between Sharjah and India, guests will now take advantage of convenient day and night daily departures from Sharjah International Airport to Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi.
Sharjah's Department of Civil Aviation and Sharjah Airport officials were unanimous in their welcome. "Our philosophy and relationship with the airlines that operate at Sharjah Airport is not one of landlord client, rather that of partners. And as ith all good and successful partnerships, we believe in a 'win win' relationship. And this is well exemplified in Jet Airways presence here at Sharjah Airport. We have closely watched, nurtured and invested in the steady growth and success of Jet Airways and we are confident that the addition of Thiruvananthapuram and it's connectivity out of Sharjah will not only be of good service to the people of the land, but also is a feather in the cap of this very popular carrier. We wish Jet Airways all the very best in it's ventures and look forward to being part of the development of even more routes in the future.
'The Sharjah Aviation Services General Manager Tony Smith welcomes the expansion of Jet Airways through Sharjah International Airport. Tony says that these are exciting times for Sharjah and Jet Airways, this addition actively supports making Sharjah International the Gateway to India from the United Arab Emirates.
Sharjah now has up to 25 daily departures to India and is keen to support new routes and strategies with all airlines to promote Sharjah International; to give our customers the best possible opportunity to develop in a very difficult market.'
Ratan Ratnakar, VP - Market Development & Pricing, Gulf & MEA said, today we are proud to be India's most trusted Airline. To stand testimony to this, adding to our numerous accolades are the three most recent prestigious awards conferred to Jet Airways at the Times Travel Honours 2011. As India's premier airline, Jet Airways is awarded the 'Most Trusted Airline Brand', 'Best Domestic Full Service Carrier and 'Best International (Economy) Airline'. These three awards hold special significance as they are nothing short of an endorsement by our discerning customers, of our renowned international service and quality standards.
The 'Most Trusted Airline Brand' is obviously the silver lining as it encompasses all parameters of an airlines performance including quality of service and on time performance, said Mr Ratnakar
It's always a pleasure to serve you at 32,000 ft and even more, when you make us feel above it, he added.
Today our trusting guests in the UAE have the opportunity to experience this recognition on our new service from Sharjah to Thiruvananthapuram."
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About Jet Airways
Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 98 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 56 next generation Boeing 737-700/800/900 aircraft and 20 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 5.61 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the world. Flights to 75 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Bangkok, Brussels, Colombo, Dammam, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, London(Heathrow), Milan, Muscat, New York (both JFK and Newark), Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore and Toronto.
About Jet Airways Konnect
Jet Airways' Konnect service operates on key domestic routes, and is 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, operating approximately 290 flights daily.
About JetLite
JetLite is a 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 Boeing 737 series aircrafts. The airline flies to 27 domestic destinations and 1 international destination (Kathmandu), operating 123 flights a day, on average.
Jet Airways, Jet Airways Konnect and JetLite have a combined fleet strength of 116 aircraft and operate over 620 flights daily.
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