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JET AIRWAYS’ EXPANDS CONNECTIVITY TO MIDDLE EAST WITH DIRECT DELHI-DOHA SERVICE Jet Airways, India’s premier airline, is further enhancing its Middle East route network with a daily flight to Doha, Qatar, from the Indian capital, Delhi, onboard a Boeing 737-800. Effective 21 January 2010, the daily service from Delhi comes in addition to daily flights from Mumbai and Kochi. The flight is being introduced to meet growing customer demand for a direct service and further augments Jet Airways’ growing Middle East offering. In July and August respectively Jet Airways launched inaugural flights from Mumbai to Jeddah and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Jet Airways now flies to eight cities in the Gulf, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Jeddah and Riyadh. Flight 9W 554 will depart Delhi at 1950 hrs, arriving in Doha at 2150 hrs. Flight 9W 553 will then depart Doha at 2250 hrs, arriving in Delhi at 0500 hrs the following morning. JET AIRWAYS INTRODUCES NEW DIRECT DHAKA-MUMBAI FLIGHT Jet Airways has introduced a direct flight from Dhaka to Mumbai, effective 23 December 2009. This is Jet Airways’ third flight from Bangladesh to India, enhancing the existing daily services from Dhaka to Delhi and Kolkata. The Dhaka-Mumbai flight operates 6 days a week (excluding Tuesdays) onboard a Boeing 737-800, increasing to a daily service from 29 March 2010. The new flight will come as a further boost to the busy India-Bangladesh sector, offering seamless connections to several destinations across India as well as North America, Europe, the Gulf and Middle East. Flight 9W 275 will depart Dhaka’s Zia International Airport at 1430 hrs, arriving in Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 1610 hrs. Flight 9W 276 will then depart Mumbai at 0830 hrs, arriving in Dhaka at 1300 hrs. TAKE OFF TO THE DUBAI SHOPPING FESTIVAL WITH JET ESCAPES Jet Airways has introduced two unbeatable holiday packages and an excess baggage waiver for travellers heading from India to the Dubai Shopping Festival between 28 January and 28 February 2010. Launched under the airline’s Jet Escapes holiday brand, the four day / three night ‘Free and Easy’ and ‘Festival Extravaganza’ packages are designed for travellers wishing to enjoy a world class travel experience and shopper’s paradise, at an attractive price. The packages include return air fare in Economy class, (inclusive of all taxes), airport transfers, 3-star hotel accommodation with breakfast, city tour options and travel insurance. Jet Privilege members also earn a bonus 5 JP Miles on every INR 100 spent on Jet Escapes. Prices from INR 15,000 and INR 18,550 per person sharing (equivalent to GBP 200 and GBP 250). A 10kg excess baggage waiver is included in every Jet Escapes Dubai Shopping Festival package. The shopping festival packages can be purchased from Jet Airways’ touch points across India or by emailing jetescapes@jetairways.com - ENDS - About Jet Airways Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 88 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 52 next generation Boeing 737-700/800/900 aircraft and 14 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 4.54 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleet in the world. Flights to 61 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 and Riyadh. 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. Jet Airways and its all-economy, no-frills Jet Airways Konnect service together operate over 300 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 23 aircraft, which includes 16 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 111 aircraft and operate over 410 flights daily. For further information, images or comments on any of these stories please contact Katie Liddell at Keene on 020 7839 2140 or email Katie@keenepa.co.uk.