Jet Airways to connect Ahmedabad, Mangalore and Pune With flights to Abu Dhabi and beyond

Convenient connections from India's emerging metros to Europe, North America, Gulf and Africa over Abu Dhabi gateway point

Mumbai, March 29, 2015: Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, is set to launch daily international flights from Ahmedabad, Pune, and Mangalore, to Abu Dhabi.

Starting today, 29 March, the new services will strengthen Jet Airways' growing international network and offer connections to destinations in the Gulf and beyond to North America, Europe and Africa with its strategic partner, Etihad Airways.

It is the first time that Jet Airways has offered international flights from Ahmedabad and Pune.

Raj Sivakumar, Jet Airways' Chief Commercial Officer, said: "It is a proud moment for Jet Airways to launch these new daily services from Ahmedabad, Pune and Mangalore to Abu Dhabi, a renowned international hub which will open up access to dozens of key destinations around the world.

"The new services will help ensure Jet Airways is the preferred carrier by air travellers in these cities given our unparalleled domestic network and an ever-expanding international footprint."

Jet Airways currently operates daily flights each day from Delhi, Kochi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Goa to Abu Dhabi and double daily from Mumbai.

Guests travelling onwards from the UAE's capital city to the United States all access the US Preclearance at Abu Dhabi airport enabling them arrive in the US as domestic passengers and avoiding having to queue at immigration upon arrival.

Jet Airways is currently the only private Indian airline to operate over 50 daily flights to multiple destinations in the Gulf.

This network includes daily departures to Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Doha, Kuwait, Sharjah, Muscat, Jeddah, Dammam and Riyadh, making the airline the largest operator between India and the Gulf.

The airline will deploy a Boeing 737-800 Next Generation (NG) aircraft on the Ahmedabad, Mangalore, and Pune routes.

The aircraft have a capacity of 12 seats in Premiere class and 156 seats in Economy class.

Notes:

Jet Airways flight 9W 520 will depart Ahmedabad at 0500 hrs and arrive at Abu Dhabi at 0650 hrs (LT). The return flight 9W 519 will depart Abu Dhabi at 2155 hrs (LT) and arrive at Ahmedabad at 0230 hrs the next day.

This flight will also be code shared by our strategic partner Etihad Airways.

Jet Airways flight 9W 502 will depart Mangalore at 1750 hrs and arrive at Abu Dhabi at 2020 hrs (LT). The return flight 9W 501 will depart Abu Dhabi at 0845 hrs (LT) and arrive at Mangalore at 1345 hrs.

Jet Airways flight 9W 514 will depart from Pune at 2020 hrs and will arrive at Abu Dhabi at 2215 hrs (local time). The return flight 9W 513 will depart Abu Dhabi at 2315 hrs (LT) and arrive at Pune at 0405 hrs the next day.

About Jet Airways

Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 116 aircraft, which include a mix of Boeing 777-300 ERs/Airbus A330-200/300 aircraft, Next Generation Boeing 737s and ATR 72-500/600s.Flights to 71 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Bangkok, Brussels, Colombo, Dammam, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Kathmandu, Kuwait, London (Heathrow), Muscat, New York (Newark), Paris, Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore and Toronto.

Jet Airways is a member airline of Etihad Airways Partners.

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