Jet Airways

Jet Airways launches Chennai-Toronto flight

28 Oct 2007

Jet Airways, India's premier airline, announces the introduction of its first flight from Chennai to Toronto, via its hub in Brussels. This follows the induction of a brand new Airbus 330-200 aircraft into the Jet Airways fleet, which will be used to operate these flights.

This will be the airline's first Wide-Body operation from the southern region to North America.

Effective October 28th until December 4th, 2007, Jet Airways will offer four times a week service- on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

At Brussels, flights will be synchronized in order to provide passengers seamless transfer between Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai to cities in North America – New York (JFK), Toronto and New York (Newark).

To launch this very important route, Jet Airways will use a brand new Airbus 330-200 aircraft, which will carry its passengers in a two-class layout and offers unprecedented levels of luxury, privacy and comfort in the air. The Airbus 330-200 aircraft has been especially configured for international operations with 30 seats in Premiere Class and 190 seats in the Economy Class. This Next-Generation aircraft promises to offer an international experience in Premiere and Economy Class.

The new Première lie flat beds represent the absolute latest in airline seat technology. Featuring a 73" bed length that electronically converts to an enormous 180-degree flat bed with lumbar support and massage systems, Première passengers will rest in unequalled comfort. The menu choices are exquisite and extensive. The finest of French Wines, Champagnes, including vintage Dom Perignon and a library of single malt whiskies will be offered.

The new economy seat has a seat pitch of 32". It has been custom designed using the science of advanced ergonomics to create arguably the most comfortable economy seat in the sky.

The state-of-the-art In-Flight Panasonic eX2 Entertainment system offers passengers over 200 hours of Hollywood and Bollywood movies, regional films, television and short programming, audio CD's covering every imaginable music genre and much, much more; all on demand.

At Brussels, Jet Airways' First and Premier Class passengers will be welcomed at the airlines' newly inaugurated lounge, a stunning example of contemporary design. The facilities and features, as well as the comfort and luxury of the lounge in Brussels make it arguably one of the best in the world.

Jet Airways flight 9W 226 (Chennai-Toronto) will depart Chennai International Airport at 0115 hrs and arrive at Brussels at 0715 hrs. Flight 9W 226 will then depart Brussels at 0915 hrs and arrive at Toronto's Pearson International Airport at 1255 hrs, thus allowing our Chennai passengers a seamless connection to New York (Newark) and Toronto, besides New York (JFK). On the return leg, Jet Airways flight 9W 225 (Toronto-Chennai) will depart Toronto's Pearson International Airport at 2030 hrs and arrive at Brussels at 0930 hrs. Flight 9W 225 will then depart Brussels at 1130 hrs and arrive at Chennai International Airport at 0140 hrs. Effective November 4, 2007, the timings of the flights will be changed due to daylight saving time in United States.

For a limited time only, Jet Airways is offering a special inaugural Economy return fare of Rs. 36,000/- plus taxes. Premiere class return fares start from Rs. 1,57,500/- plus taxes. *

For further information, passengers are requested to contact the Jet Airways toll-free number on 3989-3333 or 18-00-22-55-22 or your travel agent or log onto our website: www.jetairways.com

* Conditions Apply.

Jet Airways, the Spirit of New India:

Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 67 aircraft, which includes 6 Boeing 777-300 ERs aircraft, 50 classic and next generation Boeing 737-400/700/800/900 aircraft, 4 Airbus A330-200 aircraft and 7 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 4.82 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleet in the world. Jet Airways operates over 350 flights daily.

Flights to 53 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including New York (Newark), Toronto, Brussels, London Heathrow, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Bangkok and Kathmandu. The airline plans to extend its international operations to other cities in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia in phases with the introduction of wide-body aircraft into its fleet. Since its inception in May 1993 to end- September 2007, Jet Airways has flown over 76.7 million passengers.