Jet Airways

June 20, 2012

Mumbai, June 20, 2012: Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, offers students who have secured admissions to foreign universities and opted to study abroad assured benefits, with its unique EduJetter programme for 2012-13. Students flying out of India to select destinations on the airline network and its codeshare partners can avail of excess baggage allowance.

Students on journey from India to UK and Europe, and beyond on interline travel, can now enjoy excess baggage allowance of 23 kgs.

The programme includes an attractive EduJetter kit bundled with benefits such as excess baggage allowances between thirty and sixty-nine kgs (depending on the destination), 1000 bonus JP miles and upto Rs 2500 worth of international talk time and data plans free from Matrix Communications as also a discount of 20% on Samsonite travel gear. With this offer, students may enjoy special foreign exchange rates with ICICI travel card an offer from ICICI Lombard’s Overseas Student Travel Insurance priced at a third of the cost of similar insurance plans overseas.

The EduJetter kits available at the airlines local city offices will be provided on presentation of valid student visa and Jet Airways ticket.

In order to provide convenience and comfort of travel, The EduJetter free baggage allowance will be applicable on interline journeys right upto the final destination with select partner airlines like American Airlines, Brussels Airlines, British Midland, Delta Airlines and Qantas. The EduJetter Programme will also be applicable on Jet Airways’ codeshare flights to select destinations.

According to Mr. Sudheer Raghavan, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways, “Jet Airways has always focused on providing exceptional value to its guests by way of special programmes and partnerships. This initiative is yet another step in that direction offering student guests attractive benefits. Jet Airways’ EduJetter initiative is the airline’s way of encouraging every young student from India travelling abroad, with assured benefits, tailored to suit their specific needs, and make their travel experience as convenient and enjoyable as possible. This is our endeavor to create an exceptional experience that will result in creating a strong relationship based on value propositions and reliability, with our young travellers”.

About Jet Airways

Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 103 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 61 next generation Boeing 737-700/800/900 aircraft and 20 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 6.11 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, Katmandu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, London(Heathrow), Milan, Muscat, New York (both JFK and Newark), Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore and Toronto.

About JetKonnect

A consolidation of the erstwhile JetLite and Jet Airways Konnect brands, the new JetKonnect service is a dedicated product designed to meet the needs of the low fare segment. JetKonnect will also offer guests a Premiere service on certain select routes. With its mixed fleet of Boeings and ATR aircraft and 400 daily flights connecting 56 destinations across India, JetKonnect provides more flexibility and choice to its guests, making it India’s largest low fare brand. JetKonnect’s convenient schedules, reliable service and low fares promise to bring greater value and a seamless flying experience to our customers. Jet Airways and JetKonnect have a combined fleet strength of 121 aircraft, and operate over 620 flights daily.