Nikos Kardassis back at Jet Airways, to head US operations
05 Aug 2008
New York: Nikos Kardassis, CEO of Jet Airways from 1993 to 1999, has retraced his steps to the airline and assumed fresh responsibility as head of Jet Airways' North American operation. He will also act as senior advisor to the chairman for corporate strategy and finance.
"The routes to the United States and Canada are our biggest and most challenging area of expansion," said Naresh Goyal, Jet Airways founder and chairman, "which is why I am so delighted that Nikos Kardassis has accepted my invitation to return to us as senior vice president, the Americas, and to steer us through this critical phase as we watch fuel costs rise and the global economy soften.
"Kardassis' base of operation will be New York, from which Jet Airways operates two daily flights to Brussels and India, one each from John F Kennedy and Newark Liberty international airports.
With the 14 June launch of the daily San Francisco-Shanghai-Mumbai service, Zainul-al-Junied, the airline's newly designated vice president western USA based in San Francisco, will focus on strengthening Jet Airways' profile on the west coast.
