Jet to fly non-stop on Mumbai-Manchester route

Wednesday 23rd May 2018 06:03 EDT
 
 

Jet Airways is all set to begin a non-stop Mumbai-Manchester route from November 5 this year. The flight will operate four days a week, using Jet's 254 seater Airbus A-330. The airline made the announcement in a statement that read, “Manchester will become the 21st international addition to Jet network. With the introduction of this new flight- the carrier's fifth non-stop service to/from the UK, Jet will also become the largest carrier between Mumbai and the UK.”

It added, “The launch of this new service will provide seamless connectivity to several domestic destinations to and from India which include Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bhuj, Bhopal, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Coimbatore, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Indore, Aurangabad, Jaipur, Chennai, Nagpur, Rajkot, Raipur, Udaipur, via the airline's HUB, Mumbai. Similarly, quick connection to beyond points on Jet Airways' international network such as Bangkok, Colombo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dhaka, and Kathmandu, will now be available.”

The airline currently has three daily, non-stop services between Mumbai-London Heathrow, and a daily service between Delhi-London Heathrow. “The launch of the new service comes one year after the airline launched 3 new international services last year on October 29 to Amsterdam, Paris, and London from Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai respectively.” Jet's CEO Vinay Dube said, “We are extremely pleased to begin a new chapter in our decade-long relationship with the United Kingdom. The new service will bring Manchester into our global network, reinforcing our footprint as well as expanding the choice of connectivity to/from the United Kingdom for our guests with the 4 day/week non-stop service.”

“With the new flight, Jet Airways will have over 8,000 seats on offer every week, making it increasingly convenient for both business as well as leisure travellers, travelling between India and the UK, deepening commerce as well as tourism ties between the two countries.”

EO Andrew Cowan said, “The new flight will enhance Jet Airways' cargo capacity by 15 tons from India to UK and most importantly, open a 2nd important destination in the UK to shippers and exporters and manufacturers from India. With this, Jet Airways' daily cargo capacity between Mumbai and Delhi to the UK will be 115 tons in each direction.”


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