Kuwait 03 July 2008: National Aviation Services (NAS), the region's fastest growing private airline ground handling company announced that it has been appointed GSA (General Sales Agents) for Jet Airways Cargo in Kuwait.

The strategic agreement was signed at the NAS headquarters by Mr. Mehboob Peshimam, General Manager, Kuwait and Mr. Fareed Al Alawi, Vice President, Gulf & MEA on behalf of Jet Airways along with Mr. Naji Al-Ajmi, Chief Executive Officer of NAS.

Jet Airways will offer its cargo customers the opportunity to send cargo to Delhi and Kochi and customers will then be able to forward their shipments to another 43 destinations within India.

Further to this agreement, NAS is the official representative for Jet Airways Cargo in Kuwait operating from the NAS Cargo Terminal at the Kuwait International Airport and will also provide sales and service to its cargo customers. This entails effectively handle Marketing, Sales, Reservation and Planning functions of all cargo being routed via Jet Airways Cargo.

Jet Airways currently operates 2 flights a day on the Kuwait - Delhi and Kuwait - Cochin sectors respectively using their Boeing 737-800s and is India's leading private international airline; its primary business is providing passenger transportation in addition to a lot of value added services to the travel industry including a travel portal and now cargo services to customers in Kuwait.

"Jet Airways is an award winning airline and has the highest standards of quality and safety" quoted Mr. Naji Al-Ajmi CEO of NAS. "As a ground handler we are already handling Jet Airways at the Kuwait International Airport and are aware of their heightened service levels and I'm sure they in turn are cognizant of our quality service delivery" he added.

"Our retention strategy is simple, we believe in going the extra mile to satisfy our customers and this results in more business for us" continued Al-Ajmi whose plan for NAS includes offering as many value added services to customers in Kuwait in addition to creating a larger international footprint.

"I believe that the stakeholders of the air freight market as a whole in Kuwait will benefit largely through this partnership between NAS and Jet Airways specially shippers to the Indian sub-continent." he concluded.

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About National Aviation Services:
National Aviation Services (NAS) is the first private airline ground handling company at the Kuwait International Airport providing core airline services like Ground Support, Passenger Handling, Cargo, Engineering and Safety & Security along with a host of value added services like world class commercial lounge, meet and assist, ticketing & travel and airport facilitation services at the airport. NAS is a member of the IATA Ground Handling Council (IGHC), GASA (Gulf Airport Services Agencies) & IAHA (International Aviation Handlers' Association) is approved by EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) and follows internationally adapted practices and procedures.

About Jet Airways
Jet Airways, which commenced operations on May 5, 1993, has within a short span of 14 years established its position as a market leader. The airline has had the distinction of being repeatedly adjudged India's 'Best Domestic Airline' and has won several national and international awards. Jet Airways flies to 50 destinations within India and also operates flights to Nepal, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Thailand, Belgium, Canada & United States of America, on one of the youngest and best maintained fleets. The airline also plans to extend its international operations further in North America, Europe, Africa & Asia in the coming years with the induction of wide-body aircraft into its fleet.

For more information please contact:
Rana Massouh
Media Relations Executive
National Aviation Services
Tel: +965 437 2301
Fax: +965 433 9161
Email: ra.massouh@nas.com.kw
URL: www.nas.com.kw

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