Jet Airways May News Round-Up - New Premium Class on Domestic Routes and Code Share with Gulf Air

JET AIRWAYS LAUNCHES ‘KONNECT SELECT’ PREMIUM CLASS ON DOMESTIC ROUTES Buoyed by the surge in air travel demand – in particular business travel – Jet Airways Konnect, Jet Airways’ all-economy service, has launched the new ‘Konnect Select’ premium cabin on key domestic routes. Effective from April 26, 2010, the new premium cabin is aimed at passengers who desire more flexibility and comfort. Konnect Select will offer a superior in-flight product at affordable prices, as well as additional on-ground, in-flight and Jet Privilege frequent flyer benefits. The new service will be ideal for business travellers as well as international travellers looking for a little more luxury on their regional flights. Key in-flight features will include wider and more comfortable seats with a 40 inch seat pitch (similar to Jet Airways’ Premiere Class seats), in a front cabin separated from the all-economy cabin by a divider offering enhanced privacy on the Boeing 737 flights. The service also includes complimentary reading material, a welcome drink, and hot meals. Konnect Select will offer guests lounge access, priority check-in at dedicated counters, as well as priority baggage tagging and baggage allowances, all at an attractive price. Konnect Select passengers will also enjoy Jet Privilege benefits, including a mileage accrual structure, excess baggage allowance and upgrade vouchers. JET AIRWAYS ENTERS INTO CODE SHARE WITH GULF AIR Jet Airways’ dominance of the Gulf network continues with India’s premier international airline signing a code share agreement with Bahrain’s national carrier, Gulf Air. Under the agreement, which came into effect on 12 April 2010, Jet Airways’ flight code will appear on all Gulf Air operated flights between Bahrain and Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. Gulf Air will in turn code share on Jet Airways’ daily services between Mumbai and Bahrain. The code share agreement will enable both carriers to further leverage their respective networks, offering passengers enhanced connectivity, seamless transfers between flights, baggage checked-through to their final destination and a host of other benefits including the fastest and most frequent access to the Middle East region. Jet Airways flies to eight cities in the Gulf, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Jeddah and Riyadh. JET AIRWAYS INTRODUCES MOBILE SITE WITH ANYTIME ACCESS Jet Airways has launched a secure and user friendly mobile site, m.jetairways.com, giving passengers ‘anytime access’ to information, updates and services as well as the latest special offers. The mobile site will provide access to information on the route network, call centre contact details, Jet Privilege programme benefits along with the latest news and special offers. Passengers can check for the lowest fares available with a search facility for both one-way and return journeys across all Jet Airways and code share flights. What’s more, if a user wants to book the flight searched for there is a call option on the mobile site which facilitates instant access to the call centre to book tickets through the secure IVR payment gateway. Guests can also access other real-time services such as flight status and Jet Privilege account details. Jet Privilege members can check-in through the mobile site and earn 250 bonus JP Miles. JET PRIVILEGE OFFERS MORE VALUE ADDED RETAIL & LIFESTYLE EXPERIENCES Jet Airways’ Jet Privilege, India’s largest frequent flyer programme, has entered into an affiliation with twelve new retail and lifestyle partners offering a wealth of exciting and exclusive privileges to members along with the opportunity to earn more JP airmiles. Jet Privilege currently has over 60 partners in categories, ranging from airlines to retail, hotels to telecom, lifestyle to publishing, car rentals to co-branded credit cards and many more. New partners include: • In the retail category: Ethos, the largest chain of Swiss watch stores across India; Arrow, a premium American lifestyle offering; premium lifestyle brand, Van Heusen; and Titan Industries, the world’s fifth largest watch manufacturer • In the finance category: Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank and Kotak Credit Cards • In the lifestyle segment: Green Trends & Limelite, a family beauty salon • In the hotel category: Club Mahindra Resorts, Zests Resorts and Mahindra Homestays, holiday brands under the Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited umbrella • In the publishing category: Business world, India's largest selling business magazine Money spent with any of the participating Jet Privilege members converts to JP miles. For full details and terms and conditions visit www.jetairways.com - ENDS - About Jet Airways Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 87 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 51 next generation Boeing 737-700/800/900 aircraft and 14 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 4.69 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleet in the world. Flights to 65 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including New York (both JFK and Newark), Toronto, Brussels, London (Heathrow), Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Bangkok, Kathmandu, Dhaka, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jeddah, Sharjah, Dammam and Riyadh. Jet Airways (including its all-economy, no-frills Jet Airways Konnect service) operates over 380 flights daily. About Jet Airways Konnect Jet Airways Konnect is Jet Airways’ all-economy service on key domestic routes, designed to meet the needs of the low-fare segment with value-for-money fares. Jet Airways Konnect links five major metros- Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru and Kolkata - with several destinations across India, operating over 195 flights daily. About JetLite JetLite is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jet Airways India Ltd. and was acquired by Jet Airways in April 2007. Positioned as an all-economy, no-frills airline, JetLite operates a fleet of 25 aircraft, which includes 18 Boeing 737 series and 7 Canadian Regional Jets 200 Series. The airline flies to 28 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo), operating over 110 flights a day, on average. Jet Airways, Jet Airways Konnect, its all-economy, no-frills service, and JetLite have a combined fleet strength of 112 aircraft and operate over 490 flights daily. 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