Jet Airways, the country’s premier international airline successfully migrated its operations from the existing Bajpe Airport terminal building, to the New Integrated Terminal Building (NITB) at Mangalore airport, effective today.
The migration was successfully realized with the Jet Airways Konnect inaugural service 9W 2735 arriving from Bengaluru this morning at the New Integrated Terminal Building, at 0815 hrs. Flight 9W 2736 was the first Jet Airways Konnect departure out of Managlore to Bengaluru at 0845 hrs.
Jet Airways will operate 8 flights daily in and out of Mangalore’s NITB, and plans to increase capacities for offering enhanced connectivity to/from important destinations across India.
The New Integrated Terminal Building comprises a range of modern features and facilities designed to provide superior passenger comfort and convenience. For easy access, Jet Airways’ guests may enter the Departure terminal from Gate No. 1, at the New Integrated Terminal Building, and proceed towards the check in areas located at Ground Floor, for departure formalities.
Sudheer Raghavan, CCO – Jet Airways, commenting on the airline’s move to the new terminal said, “With Mangalore’s New Integrated Terminal Building (NITB), guests will now experience international standards in travel experience and services. The NITB will open up immense possibilities for guests traveling to/from Mangalore, as airlines will now be able to offer increased connectivity across India.”
The Terminal features brand new check-in counters, of which the Jet Airways Group will man multiple integrated check-in counters for domestic travel, significantly reducing check-in time for the airline’s guests. The new terminal is equipped with a fully automated baggage handling system and has a capacity of handling over 500 guests at any given time.
About Jet Airways
Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 90 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 4.91 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleet in the world.
Flights to 66 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including New York (both JFK and Newark), Toronto, Brussels, London (Heathrow), Johannesburg, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Bangkok, Kathmandu, Dhaka, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jeddah, Sharjah and Riyadh, Dammam, Johannesburg.
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 seven major metros- Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Kolkata – with several destinations across India, operating over 200 flights daily.
Konnect Select’ is a premium economy product introduced on certain Jet Airways Konnect flights. This new front cabin class features wider and more comfortable seats, with a 40 inch seat pitch. The services include complementary in-flight reading material, a welcome drink, and complimentary hot meals on-board.
Jet Airways, Jet Airways Konnect, its all-economy, no-frills service, and JetLite have a combined fleet strength of 113 aircraft and operate over 500 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 17 Boeing 737 series and 6 Canadian Regional Jets 200 Series. The airline flies to 25 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo), operating over 110 flights a day, on average.
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