The FINANCIAL -- Effective December 2, 2009, Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will connect India's commercial capital with the Nepalese capital city of Kathmandu, with the introduction of its new daily services on the Mumbai-Kathmandu sector, aboard a state-of-the-art Boeing 737 aircraft.
The airline currently operates two services on the Delhi-Kathmandu sector, one a daily flight and the other operating six days a week, totaling thirteen weekly frequencies on this sector. Effective November 17, 2009, however, the airline will operate two daily flights on the Delhi-Kathmandu sector, or fourteen weekly frequencies.
Jet Airways flight 9W 266 will depart Mumbai at 0830 hrs, arriving in Kathmandu at 1115 hrs. Flight 9W 265 will then depart Kathmandu at 1245 hrs, arriving in Mumbai at 1530 hrs.
According to Mr. Nikos Kardassis, Acting CEO, Jet Airways, “The Indo-Nepal sector is a very busy one, in terms of leisure and business air traffic. With the success of our services to Kathmandu, there has been increasing demand for direct air connections between the Indian commercial hub of Mumbai and Kathmandu from both business and leisure travelers. Having introduced the same in the festive season, we are confident that our new daily services on this sector will be much appreciated.”
Effective November 11, 2009, Jet Airways will also introduce new services on the Mumbai-Kolkata sector. Flight 9W 217 will depart Mumbai at 1020 hrs, arriving in Kolkata at 1255 hrs. Flight 9W 218 will then depart Kolkata at 1330 hrs, arriving in Mumbai at 1555 hrs.
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