Jet announces expansion plans

17 April 2007

Mumbai: Jet Airways announced plans of acquiring 20 wide-bodied aircraft for $2.1 billion.

The delivery of the aircraft will begin this month and will comprise 10 state-of-the-art Boeing 777-300 (Extended Range) and 10 A330-200 Airbus aircraft.

Starting with the wide-bodied aircraft, Jet Airways has redesigned everything, offering new products in the first, premier and economy classes and also holds options of further adding aircrafts of each type. The airline has recently signed an agreement for the purchase of 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircrafts with delivery commencing in 2011, which will cost the company $1.6 billion.

All facilities offered will be premium, and hence a premium will have to be paid by the passengers but the prices will be competitive, a senior Jet Airways official said.

Each of the eight first class suite providing over 26 square feet of usable space features dual sliding doors will give complete privacy for the passengers officials said.

The suites will have the world''s longest first class bed of 83 inches, massive 23 inch flat screen monitors and carefully designed storage areas, including a personal hanging wardrobe and under ottoman stowage.