Commenting on the service, Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, chief executive officer (CEO), Jet Airways said, “The re-introduction of Jet Airways’ daily Mumbai-Coimbatore service is in keeping with the airline’s decision to connect more cities across its network to its gateway cities, offering passengers seamless connections to several cities across North America, Europe, Asia and the Gulf.”

About Jet Airways:

Flights to 64 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including New York (both John F Kennedy and Newark), San Francisco, Toronto, Brussels, London (Heathrow), Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Bangkok, Kathmandu, Dhaka, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The airline plans to extend its international operations to other cities in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia in phases with the introduction of additional wide-body aircraft into its fleet.

About JetLite:

JetLite is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jet Airways India Ltd and was acquired by Jet Airways in April 2007. Positioned as a value based Airline, JetLite promises to offer value for money fares. JetLite currently operates a fleet of 24 aircraft, which includes 17 Boeing 737 series and 7 Canadian Regional Jets 200 Series. The airline flies to 30 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo).

Jet Airways, with the acquisition of JetLite, today has a combined fleet strength of 109 aircraft.