Jet Airways

February 2, 2012

MUMBAI: Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has been declared the ‘FAVOURITE FULL-SERVICE AIRLINE’ at the OUTLOOK TRAVELLER AWARDS 2011 in New Delhi.

The awards were presented in New Delhi, in front of several luminaries from the travel and trade industry. Renowned for the warmth and hospitality of its acclaimed in-flight service, a reflection of the high standards of the airline's rigorous in-flight training procedures, Jet Airways emerged victorious from amongst a field comprising several leading airlines.

Ms. Ragini Chopra, Vice President, Corporate Communications and Public Relations, Jet Airways, received the prestigious award on behalf of the airline, from Hon’ble Minister for Tourism, Shri Subodh Kant Sahai at the Outlook Traveller Award 2011 function, at a glittering ceremony at the Lalit, New Delhi on February 1, 2011. The awards were given away in 18 categories.

These Awards, based on exhaustive readers response study conducted across cities, seek to recognize and honour the best in travel, based on an objective study conducted by Outlook Traveller Magazine. Under the aegis of the Nielsen Company, the survey is polled through the magazine and website and is an authoritative benchmark of consumer preferences in travel and tourism across 18 categories including hotels, airlines and holiday destinations.

Mr. Sudheer Raghavan, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways, said, “The Outlook Traveller Awards are widely respected across the tourism and trade industry and we are delighted to receive this honour. This award is a reflection of the emphasis laid by Jet Airways, in ensuring that customer needs are kept uppermost in the mind to offer guests as comfortable a travel experience as possible. Awards such as these stand testimony to the quality of our services. We will persist in our endeavor to exceed customer expectations and create benchmarks in service standards for others to follow.”

Outlook Traveller, India’s leading travel magazine, is celebrating 10 years of publishing. The magazine is a mine of information, keeping one updated with latest trends in travel and tourism. The magazine reaches out to an up market urban readership.

About Jet Airways

Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 101 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 59 next generation Boeing 737-700/800/900 aircraft and 20 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 5.81 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the world. Flights to 76 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Bangkok, Brussels, Colombo, Dammam, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, London(Heathrow), Milan, Muscat, New York (both JFK and Newark), Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore and Toronto.

About Jet Airways Konnect

Jet Airways' Konnect service operates on key domestic routes, and is designed to meet the needs of the low-fare segment with value-for-money fares. Jet Airways Konnect links seven major metros - Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Kolkata – with several destinations across India, operating approximately 290 flights daily.

About JetLite

JetLite is a 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 19 Boeing 737 series aircrafts. The airline flies to 31 domestic destinations and 1 international destination (Kathmandu), operating 123 flights a day, on average.

Jet Airways, Jet Airways Konnect and JetLite have a combined fleet strength of 120 aircraft and operate over 620 flights daily.