Jet Airways, one of India’s premier international airlines, will operate new daily services from Hyderabad to Dammam and from Mangaluru to Sharjah from August 7, 2016. The addition of these new services will bolster Jet Airways’ offering to the Arabian Gulf region.
Dammam will be the second city in the Gulf region to be connected with Hyderabad by Jet Airways after Abu Dhabi. With the addition of Sharjah, Jet Airways will operate to three cities in the Gulf region from Mangaluru. The airline currently operates daily flights to Abu Dhabi and Dubai from Mangaluru.
The new flights will benefit the large number of Indians travelling from to the Gulf region to Hyderabad and Mangaluru, from where they also have a choice of domestic connections to other Indian destinations.
Gaurang Shetty, Wholetime Director, Jet Airways said, “Jet Airways is delighted to offer these new flight options and great service to travellers to the Arabian Gulf. With economic ties between India and the Gulf region flourishing, Jet Airways recognises the need to provide more flight options to its passengers. Jet Airways, is a preferred brand in this highly competitive Indo-Gulf market and offers unparalleled service and quality onboard its flights.”
Travel between India and the Gulf region is witnessing rapid growth, with over 32 lakh flyers travelling to the Gulf countries from India between January to March 2016 and a similar number returning to India during the same period.
The airline will deploy Boeing 737-800 Next Generation (NG) aircraft on this route, offering Premiere and Economy travelers the airline’s well renowned inflight service, its award-winning inflight entertainment (IFE, and the airline’s hallmark hospitality.
