Collector Dr Umanath, film personalities Radhika and Rahhul add glitter to the celebrations
Jet Airways, India’s premier airline, today organized a unique initiative, a Flight of Fantasy, for underprivileged and special children at Coimbatore.
Dr. P. Umanath, Collector, Coimbatore District was the Chief Guest at the event. Well-known film stars Radhika Sarathkumar and Master Rahhul Sarat added glitter to the celebrations, making the day more memorable for the young guests.
Corporate partners and sponsors Airports Authority of India, Indian Oil Corporation, set of new clothes from Shree Devi Textiles, Lux Casual Wear (Tirupur) and K R Group turned up in full force in support of this noble cause.
Over 50 children had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the joy of flying on board Jet Airways flight 9W 817. The flight was operated in support of three non-governmental organizations, Family for Children, Don Bosco and Make a Wish Foundation as also hearing and speech impaired children from Government sponsored schools.
The Flight of Fantasy initiative was launched by Jet Airways in 1997. The airline has been operating such flights year after year, usually to commemorate Children’s Day in several cities across India, benefiting and enlightening several underprivileged and special children.
Nikos Kardassis, Chief Executive Officer, Jet Airways said, “It is indeed a privilege for us to work with these notable NGOs and their wards. It is most gratifying to see smiles lighting up the little faces with The Flight of Fantasy.”
The flight took off from the domestic terminal of the Coimbatore Airport at 12.40 hours and returned to the airport at 13.15 hours.
Fun, frolic and excitement filled every moment of the children’s Flight of Fantasy experience right from the time they arrived at the domestic terminal. Refreshments were served at the lounge, courtesy KR Group. As the flight landed, the children were in for another surprise. Jet Airways staff at Coimbatore airport contributed towards special gifts and goodie bags for the children, thereby helping them takeaway memories that they could cherish for a lifetime.
About Jet Airways
Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 89 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 53 next generation Boeing 737-700/800/900 aircraft and 14 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 4.58 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleet in the world.
Flights to 61 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including New York (both JFK and Newark), Toronto, Brussels, London (Heathrow), Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Bangkok, Kathmandu, Dhaka, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jeddah, Sharjah and Riyadh.
About Jet Airways Konnect
Jet Airways Konnect is Jet Airways’ all-economy service on key domestic routes, designed to meet the needs of the low-fare segment with value-for-money fares.
Jet Airways Konnect links five major metros- Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru and Kolkata – with several destinations across India, operating over 195 flights daily.
Jet Airways and its all-economy, no-frills Jet Airways Konnect service together operate over 300 flights daily.
About JetLite
JetLite is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jet Airways India Ltd. and was acquired by Jet Airways in April 2007. Positioned as an all-economy, no-frills airline, JetLite operates a fleet of 23 aircraft, which includes 16 Boeing 737 series and 7 Canadian Regional Jets 200 Series. The airline flies to 28 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo), operating over 110 flights a day, on average.
Jet Airways, Jet Airways Konnect, its all-economy, no-frills service, and JetLite have a combined fleet strength of 112 aircraft and operate over 410 flights daily.
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