Jet Airways, Indias premier international airline, today launched its daily services on the Doha-Delhi  sector, aboard a state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The new flight is Jet Airways third daily flight from Doha to India complementing the airline’s existing daily services to Doha from Mumbai and Kochi respectively.

Flight 9W 553, with a full complement of passengers  departed Doha at 0330 hrs, and arrived in Delhi at 0940 .The flight was behind schedule by 4 Hrs 40 Minutes due to adverse weather conditions at Delhi .

Flight 9W554 from Delhi arrived Doha at 0001 Hrs local time. Mr. K.Prasad, General Manager Qatar and Mr. Vijay Bhushan Airport Manager, Doha received the Passengers and Crew. All the departing Passengers were met and  greeted and given special gifts.

According to Mr. Nikos Kardassis, CEO, Jet Airways, Doha has been among the more popular destinations in Jet Airways international network, and the airlines services to and from India to the capital of Qatar have been much appreciated by travelers. The launch of Jet Airways daily services to Doha from Delhi will cater to the strong customer demand for direct flights on the route, and will also connect travelers from Doha to Jet Airways 61-destination strong network spanning the length and breadth of India and beyond. In addition to Doha, Jet Airways flies from India to eight destinations in the Gulf, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jeddah, Sharjah and Riyadh.

About Jet Airways

Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 89 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 53 next generation Boeing 737-700-800-900 aircraft and 14 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 4.58 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 112 aircraft and operate over 410 flights daily.