Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will commence its daily flights from Mumbai and Delhi to Dubai, the airlines’ twentieth international destination, effective August 23, 2008.

Dubai will be the sixth destination in the airline’s Gulf network and the second in the UAE. Jet Airways’ Dubai flights will complement the airline’s daily services to Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat and Doha from various gateway points in India.

Jet Airways will deploy its dual-class, state-of-the-art Airbus 330-200 aircraft on these routes, featuring its acclaimed herringbone-configured Premiere class, and its spacious new economy class.

On the Mumbai-Dubai sector, flight 9W 544 will depart Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 1840 hrs and will arrive at Dubai International Airport at 2015 hrs. On the return leg, flight 9W 543 will depart Dubai International Airport at 2145 hrs and will arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai at 0215 hrs.

On the Delhi-Dubai sector, flight 9W 548 will depart Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport at 1840 hrs and will arrive at Dubai International Airport at 2025 hrs. On the return leg, flight 9W 547 will depart Dubai International Airport at 2255 hrs and will arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi at 0335 hrs.

Jet Airways’ Jet Privilege members will be entitled to a host of inaugural offers, including the chance to earn Double JPMiles in Economy and Premiere, a 25% discount on Jet award tickets as well as special offers from leading hotels and car rental companies in Dubai and India.

Announcing the launch of these new flights, Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, Chief Executive Officer, Jet Airways said, “Jet Airways is delighted to fly to Dubai, one of the most exciting cities in the world. The city has traditionally been a very popular business, employment and leisure destination, and demand for a premium service on the competitive India-Dubai sector remains high. We are confident that Jet Airways, with its superior in-flight product, world class service and unbeatable pan-Indian connectivity will prove extremely popular with passengers travelling on the sector.” 

Jet Airways with the acquisition of JetLite, today has a combined fleet strength of 109 aircraft and offer customers a schedule of over 526 flights daily. Jet Airways flies to India daily from London Heathrow, with double daily flights to Mumbai and daily to Amritsar and Delhi.