Jet Airways launching non-stop flights to Europe from Chennai and Bengaluru
May 04, 2017: Jet Airways has announced the introduction of new, direct services connecting Chennai with Paris and Bengaluru with Amsterdam. The new flights will commence from the forthcoming winter schedule, with effect from October 29, 2017.
The new flights, in codeshare with Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Delta Air Lines, will complement Jet Airways’ existing direct operations from Delhi and Mumbai to Amsterdam and onwards to Toronto as well as its direct daily flight from Mumbai to Paris.
Guests flying the new routes will benefit from its one-stop connectivity to 35 destinations across Europe and 24 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico with codeshare partners. Currently, Jet Airways connects to major European cities via Amsterdam and Paris including key destinations such as Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Geneva, Gothenburg, Hamburg, Helsinki, Madrid, Manchester, Oslo, Prague, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Vienna, Munich, Venice, London, Dublin and Zurich.
From Paris and Amsterdam, guests can also travel to major destinations across North America such as Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York-JFK, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Newark, Portland, Raleigh-Durham, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Vancouver, and Mexico City.
“Key southern markets such as Chennai and Bengaluru are witnessing rapid growth in international business and commerce, boosting the need for global travel and logistics. Together with growth in leisure travel, this has accelerated the demand for the introduction of non-stop services that will connect these markets with 35 destinations across Europe and 24 destinations in North America, reaffirming Jet Airways’ promise of providing guests with seamless connectivity,” said Gaurang Shetty, whole time director, Jet Airways.
To mark this important landmark, Jet Airways has announced introductory at attractive rates.
The new services will also boost Jet Airways’ cumulative daily cargo capacity to Europe by as much as 30 tons, apart from reducing transit times for shipments, which were earlier routed via Mumbai and/or Delhi. The flights will facilitate and enhance export and import of various type of commodities including flowers, perishables, pharmaceuticals, machinery, garments, electrical and medical equipment, auto parts as well as exotic food items.
Jet Airways will deploy its Airbus A330 aircraft on these routes.
