Media Release
Muscat, Sep 4: Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline is expanding its Gulf Network by connecting Muscat to Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. Travelers will now be able to enjoy new daily flights from Muscat to Thiruvananthapuram that will begin on September 15, 2008.
With this new service Jet Airways will complement the airlines’ daily service on the Muscat – Mumbai sector.
Convenient flight timings will ensure that passengers flying with Jet Airways on both sectors will arrive fresh and be spared of the inconvenience of odd hour arrivals or departures. Jet Airways’ flight 9W 529 (Muscat-Thiruvananthapuram) will depart Muscat at 0030 hrs and arrive Thiruvananthapuram at 0535 hrs. On the return leg, flight 9W 530 (Thiruvananthapuram-Muscat) will depart Thiruvananthapuram at 0755 hrs and arrive Muscat at 1030 hrs.
On this sector, Jet Airways will introduce its world-class service on the dual-class, state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 aircraft, offering the highest quality of comfort, courtesy, reliability and standards of in-flight as well as ground operations, for which it has been highly acclaimed.
With the launch of this new flight, Jet Airways will fly from six destinations in the Gulf (Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai) to five gateway points in India: Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Mumbai and Delhi.
Announcing the launch of these services, Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO, Jet Airways said, “In a remarkably short span of time, Jet Airways has established a dominant presence on the important Kerala-West Asia sector, on the strength of its superior in-flight product and service standards. In a bid to further enhance its connectivity on this sector, and in line with passenger demand, the airline is proud to be the first private India based international airline to connect Muscat and Thiruvananthapuram.”
Jet Airways’ addition of this new sector adds yet another spoke to their Gulf expansion. It further strengthens ties with the Sultanate of Oman and reinforces its position as India’s premier international airline. Daily service to and from
Thiruvananthapuram will offer passengers far greater choice and convenience for business travel and over the holiday peak season.