INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Jet Airways said it would start the direct service on the Mumbai-Manchester route from November 5Jet Airways on Tuesday announced addition
of two new routes on its international network
Jet Airways said it will also introduce additional flights on select existing routes - Delhi-Singapore, Delhi-Dubai, Delhi-Bagdogra and
Bengaluru-Pune - to "meet growing travel demand"
The announcement of new routes and additional flights by Jet Airways comes amid high competition in the country's civil aviation market.Jet
Airways new international flightsJet Airways said it would become the first airline in the country to operate a non-stop service between
That would make Manchester the 21st addition on the airline's international network, it noted."With the introduction of the new services and
frequencies to destinations in the United Kingdom, Southeast Asia and Gulf, Jet Airways will provide guests with wider choice, convenience
and connectivity," said Raj Sivakumar, senior vice-president-worldwide sales distribution at Jet Airways.The direct service on the
Mumbai-Manchester route will commence from November 5, 2018, according to the airline.It further said it would deploy additional frequencies
The carrier would also operate a new service between Vadodara and Bengaluru, and a new direct daily service between Delhi and Coimbatore.