Jet Airways set for Gulf debut early next year

Friday 22/09/2017 - Source: The Hindu

Jet Airways, which recently received Indian government's permission to fly to the Gulf countries, is expected to commence services by early next year to at least four Gulf nations.

The airline has already received permission to operate services into four Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries -- Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman -- from January.

The airline is awaiting go-ahead from authorities for launching operations into the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Shakir Kantawala, Dubai-based Regional Manager (Sales & Marketing) of Jet Airways, said the international expansion will be in phases with the introduction of wide-body aircraft into its fleet.

"We have introduced joint interline international fare options with our airline partners in the Gulf. Our customers will have the option of flying either to the US, Canada, or Europe with stopovers in India. We already have similar fares with Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airlines and Qatar Airways for routes covering Gulf-India-Far East and Gulf-India-UK," Kantawala added.