Bangkok--18 Dec--Image Impact
Jet Airways, India’s premier airline, announced today the launch of direct daily flights from Bangkok to New Delhi and Kolkata effective January 23, 2007. Bangkok, regarded as Asia’s favourite destination, will become the 50th destination on the airline’s network. Jet Airways, which has been designated by the Government of India to operate air services on the India-Thailand route, will operate these flights with a brand new Boeing 737-800 aircraft with winglets, which will be inducted into the airline fleet next month, taking the fleet size to 59. This is the first time that the Airline will operate inaugural flights between two metro cities in India and an international destination on the same day.
Speaking about the launch of these new flights, Jet Airways Chief Executive Officer Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer said, “Bangkok will be the 50th destination on our network and the third destination we operate to in the ASEAN region. With the strengthening of economic ties between India and Thailand, there has been a marked increase in business and tourist traffic between the two countries, which requires enhanced connectivity. Jet Airways will be fulfilling this need with 14 direct flights per week to Bangkok, seven each from Delhi and Kolkata.”
Mr. Prock-Schauer added “Our Delhi — Bangkok flight will not only link the two capital cities but also offer convenient early morning connections to Bangkok and onwards to other cities in the ASEAN region. Kolkata will serve as the gateway to the Buddhist destinations in the Eastern Region of India. The early morning arrival into Kolkata from Bangkok would also provide convenient connections to other cities in India that are served by Jet Airways.”
Jet Airways’ flight 063 will depart Bangkok at 1805 hrs (local time) and arrive Delhi at 2105 hrs, and on the return sector, flight 9W 064 will depart Delhi at 0045 hrs and arrive Bangkok at 0635 hrs (local time).
The 9W 065 flight from Bangkok to Kolkata will depart at 0920 hrs (local time) and reach Kolkata at 1020 hrs, while the return sector, 9W 066 will leave Kolkata at 1155 hrs and reach Bangkok at 1615 hrs (local time).
As part of its inaugural offer, Jet Airways has introduced a special return air fare of Baht 7,800 on the Bangkok-Kolkata-Bangkok sector for a two-month period while Economy class fare on the Bangkok-Delhi-Bangkok sector will be Baht 11,000.
Jet Airways has also announced a companion free offer for Club Premiere passengers until March 31, 2007. While the Club Premiere fare for the Bangkok-Delhi-Bangkok route is Baht 38,770, the fare for the Bangkok-Kolkata-Bangkok route is Baht 30,130.
The new Boeing 737-800 aircraft that will be used to operate the flights from Bangkok to Delhi and Kolkata, will seat 24 in Club Premiere and 126 in the Economy section. It is equipped with state-of-the-art In-flight Entertainment System, which offers iXplor TM, the in-flight tracking system as well as the Panasonic eFX system, offering 9” video monitors mounted with touch screens in Club Premiere and 7” touch screen monitors at the back of every seat in the Economy class. These individual LCD screens are currently the biggest in the Indian skies and equipped for over 100 hours of audio/video programming from Hollywood and Bollywood.
In addition to the world class product, service and amenities that Jet Airways is known for in its domestic and international operations, the airline will offer added value on these new routes. Authentic Thai cuisine served by in-flight crew of Thai nationality and especially selected Thai audio/video in-flight entertainment will be some of the key additional features.
About Jet Airways:
Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 58 aircraft with 46 classic and next generation Boeing 737-400/700/800/900 aircraft, 3 Airbus A340-300E aircraft, 1 Airbus A330-200 aircraft and 8 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 5.3 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleet in the world. Jet Airways’ operates over 330 daily flights to 49 destinations that span the length and breadth of India and beyond including London Heathrow in U.K., Singapore, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Colombo in Sri Lanka, and Kathmandu in Nepal. The airline plans to extend its international operations to North America, Europe, Africa and Asia in the coming years with the induction of wide-body aircraft into its fleet in 2007.
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