Jet Airways takes delivery of ATR 72-500

01 Apr 2008

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Jet Airways has said that it is expanding regional services with the induction of a new ATR 72-500 aircraft in an all-economy configuration. With the help of the aircraft the carrier will start providing additional services between Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Raipur and Hyderabad cities.

Jet also said that it has introduced an additional frequency on the Ahmedabad- Mumbai sector, with flight 9W 2408 departing Ahmedabad at 0030 hrs and arriving in Mumbai 0150 hrs, thus offering the airline's international passengers convenient connections.

On the return leg, flight 9W 2407 will depart Mumbai at 0245 hrs, arriving in Ahmedabad at 0405 hrs.

Commenting on the enhanced frequencies, Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, Jet Airways' chief executive officer said ''With smaller metros like Bhopal, Raipur and Indore growing at a fast pace, we believe that there is a strong demand for better connectivity in these areas. The airline is confident that the introduction of its services on these routes will prove popular and convenient for passengers''.

Jet Airways is also the only airline to offer a convenient same-day return option on the Ahmedabad-Indore sector, with flight 9W 3417 departing Ahmedabad at 0630 hrs and arriving in Indore at 0750 hrs. Moving ahead, flight 9W 3417 departs Indore at 0820 hrs and arrives in Bhopal at 0905 hrs. It then departs Bhopal at 0935 hrs, arriving in Raipur at 1105 hrs.

This will be the first ever direct service between Bhopal and Raipur.

From Raipur, flight 9W 3417 departs at 1135 hrs, arriving in Hyderabad at 1315 hrs, making it the airline's first direct service between the two cities. This makes Jet the first airline to arrive in Hyderabad from Indore.

On the return leg, flight 9W 3418 departs Hyderabad at 1440 hrs and arrive in Raipur at 1615 hrs. It then  departs Raipur at 1645 hrs and arrives in Bhopal at 1815 hrs. It then departs Bhopal at 1845 hrs, arriving in Indore at 1930 hrs. Finally the circuit is completed with the flight departing Indore at 2000 hrs, arriving in Ahmedabad at 2120 hrs.

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