Indo-UK ‘Business Person of the Year’ award for Jet Airways' Naresh Goyal

Naresh Goyal, chairman of Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, has been honoured with the 'Business Person of the Year' award at the prestigious UK Trade and Investment India Business Awards 2008, at a ceremony in Mumbai on 9 September 2008.

This distinction was conferred upon Goyal for his significant contribution to India-UK business relations and for making the UK a strategic and pivotal destination in Jet Airways' aggressive international expansion plans.

Accepting the award from the British High Commissioner Sir Richard Stagg, before a gathering of senior business leaders from the two countries, Goyal later said, ''I am deeply honoured and humbled, to receive this award. At Jet Airways, we are committed to re-defining the international travel experience with our acclaimed in-flight product and service standards. UK was our first long-haul venture and continues to be popular with our international travellers, for both business and leisure."

Jet Airways currently operates four daily services to London Heathrow from three gateway points in India- twice daily in Mumbai, and daily from Delhi and Amritsar respectively.

Launched in October 2005 by prime minister Tony Blair, the UK Trade & Investment India Business Awards recognise and celebrate the business partnerships between India and the UK, specifically in terms of inward investment, collaborative business partnership, entrepreneurship and innovation.