2009-11-07 07:02:31 - Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has received two awards in the ‘Best Eastbound Airline from India’ and ‘Best Domestic Airline in India’ categories at the second edition of the prestigious Abacus- TAFI (Travel Agents Federation of India) Awards

at the Le Meridien, Chiang Mai, Thailand, on October 23, 2009.


The awards were collected on behalf of Jet Airways by Mr. Gilbert George, Senior General Manager Sales, India.


The Abacus-TAFI awards, hosted by the Travel Agents Federation of India and TravelBiz Monitor, seek to honour the very best in the travel trade, as perceived by their industry peers. Winners were selected via an online poll and nationwide polling exercise within the Indian travel industry, in association with AC Nielsen, the research partner for the Abacus-TAFI Awards 2009.


According to Mr. Nikos Kardassis, Acting CEO, Jet Airways, “The Abacus-TAFI awards are among the foremost awards in the Indian travel trade industry, with the winners selected by their peers in the industry. Jet

Airways is delighted to receive the ‘Best Eastbound Airline from India’ and ‘Best Domestic Airline’ awards and will strive to further raise the bar with regards to overall service excellence among airlines in India and abroad.”


Jet Airways


Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 84 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 48 next generation Boeing 737-700/800/900 aircraft and 14 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 4.60 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleet in the world.


Flights to 63 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including New York (both JFK and Newark), Toronto, Brussels, London (Heathrow), Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Bangkok, Kathmandu, Dhaka, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jeddah, Sharjah and Riyadh.


Jet Airways and its no-frills Economy Class service Jet Airways Konnect together operate over 365 flights daily.


About Jet Airways Konnect

Jet Airways Konnect is Jet Airways’ no-frills Economy Class service on key domestic routes, designed to meet the needs of the low fare segment.


Jet Airways Konnect links five major metros- Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru and Kolkata - with several destinations across India.


Jet Airways Konnect currently operates over 130 flights daily


About JetLite:

JetLite is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jet Airways India Ltd. and was acquired by Jet Airways in April 2007. Positioned as an all-economy airline, JetLite promises to offer value for money fares. JetLite currently operates a fleet of 23 aircraft, which includes 16 Boeing 737 series and 7 Canadian Regional Jets 200 Series. The airline flies to 28 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo), currently operating 115 flights a day, on average.
Jet Airways, with the acquisition of JetLite, and along with its Economy Class Jet Airways Konnect service, today has a combined fleet strength of 107 aircraft and operates over 449 flights daily.