Jet continues long-haul expansion
Tuesday April 8, 2008
Jet Airways is evaluating the opening of a second European hub for services to South America.
The Indian carrier currently maintains a small hub at Brussels from which it operates flights to India and North America in cooperation with Brussels Airlines, which provides European feed. "Jet is considering a hub similar to Brussels, like in Madrid or another airport in southern Europe," a source close to the airline told ATWOnline. No details about a timeframe for the decision were revealed.
Jet announced another international expansion yesterday. It will launch daily Mumbai-Hong Kong on April 14 aboard 737-800s, bringing to four the number of destinations served in the Asia/Pacific. It will begin flying to Abu Dhabi from both Mumbai and Delhi on April 23 aboard A330-200s (frequency not announced) and launch daily Kochi-Doha (April 18) and Mumbai-Muscat (April 21). On May 5 it will begin serving San Francisco via Shanghai aboard a 777-300ER, its fourth North American destination after New York JFK, Newark and Toronto.
The airline currently operates a fleet of 10 777-300ERs, eight A330-200s, 54 737s and nine ATR 72-500s.
by Kurt Hofmann
ATWOnline
Tuesday April 8, 2008
Jet Airways is evaluating the opening of a second European hub for services to South America.
The Indian carrier currently maintains a small hub at Brussels from which it operates flights to India and North America in cooperation with Brussels Airlines, which provides European feed. "Jet is considering a hub similar to Brussels, like in Madrid or another airport in southern Europe," a source close to the airline told ATWOnline. No details about a timeframe for the decision were revealed.
Jet announced another international expansion yesterday. It will launch daily Mumbai-Hong Kong on April 14 aboard 737-800s, bringing to four the number of destinations served in the Asia/Pacific. It will begin flying to Abu Dhabi from both Mumbai and Delhi on April 23 aboard A330-200s (frequency not announced) and launch daily Kochi-Doha (April 18) and Mumbai-Muscat (April 21). On May 5 it will begin serving San Francisco via Shanghai aboard a 777-300ER, its fourth North American destination after New York JFK, Newark and Toronto.
The airline currently operates a fleet of 10 777-300ERs, eight A330-200s, 54 737s and nine ATR 72-500s.
by Kurt Hofmann
ATWOnline