Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has won the ‘Best Cargo Airline of Central Asia’ at the prestigious Cargo Airline of the Year Awards, held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London.
This Award is widely acknowledged in the air cargo industry. The winner is determined on the basis of votes cast by the readers of Air Cargo News, the world’s best-read air cargo newspaper. These votes are then checked by a neutral body, BIFA (British International Freight Association) and winners in various categories determined.
Mr. Duncan Gambrill, General Manager – UK & Ireland, Jet Airways and Mr. Steve Stewart, Regional Manager Cargo - UK & Ireland , Jet Airways received the award on behalf of the company in the presence of an impressive industry gathering of six hundred distinguished guests who flew in from different corners of the globe to support and acknowledge the achievements of their peers.
Commenting on the honour, Mr. Jay Shelat, Vice President-Cargo, Jet Airways, said, “We are delighted to receive this honour, which is a reflection of the high standards of Jet Airways’ cargo services. Accolades such as these spur us on to greater heights as we further expand our services around the world, including the launch of our maiden flight on the Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco sector on June 14, 2008. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our customers, front line staff and airport services who helped us achieve this award.”
The Cargo Airline of the Year Awards celebrated its Silver Jubilee this year, having recognized for 25 years the very best achievements and highest standards of quality and service provided by airlines around the world.
About Jet Airways:
Jet Airways, with the acquisition of JetLite, today has a combined fleet strength of 106 aircraft and offers customers a schedule of over 525 flights daily.
Jet Airways:
Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 82 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 8 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 54 classic and next generation Boeing 737-400/700/800/900 aircraft and 10 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 4.39 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the world. Jet Airways operates over 385 flights daily.
Flights to 60 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 and Abu Dhabi. The airline plans to extend its international operations to other cities in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia in phases with the introduction of additional wide-body aircraft into its fleet.
JetLite:
JetLite is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jet Airways India Ltd. and was acquired by Jet Airways in April 2007. Positioned as a value based Airline, JetLite promises to offer value for money fares. JetLite currently operates a fleet of 24 aircraft, which includes 17 Boeing 737 series and 7 Canadian Regional Jets 200 Series. JetLite operates 141 flights every day to 30 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo)
