Monday, March 30, 2009

Jet Airways Extend Its ‘Celebrating Womanhood’ Spl Offer For Ladies From March 25 To March 31,2009

Mumbai,March 25,2009: As part of its ‘Celebrating Womanhood’ initiative, Jet Airways will further extend its special offer of a 10% discount on base fares for all ladies who book tickets on jetairways.com, from March 25 to March 31, 2009.*

The special offer for the airline's lady travelers was originally valid between March 1 and March 15,2009 only,and has been extended due to popular demand.

As part of its ‘Celebrating Womanhood’ initiative, Jet Airways, in association with Citibank, and along with several key partners,will offer its lady travelers a host of special offers and privileges.

The special initiative includes an in-flight film festival on board, featuring a selection of acclaimed, women-centric Indian and international movies, as well as short features, on select Jet Airways domestic services.

During this promotion,Jet Airways will also support the cause of women through a fund-raising programme by its in-flight collections which will support five NGOs working on a range of women’s issues.

Special offers from Jet Airways during this period will include:

• A 10% discount on base fares for all ladies who book tickets on jetairways.com from March 25 to March 31, 2009.

• Jet Airways’ lady travelers booking tickets through jetairways.com between March 1, 2009 and April 30, 2009 stand to win 10 domestic and international round trip tickets respectively, per week, over 2 months.

• The airline also offers lady travellers a free Rudi Kellner pen with any purchase from Jet Boutique, its In-flight Duty Free Shopping, as well as a rebated offer on the purchase of any perfume, jewellery or cosmetics,for the month of March 2009.

For more information,passengers may log on to www.jetairways.com.

*Conditions Apply.

Friday, March 27, 2009

Jet Airways Presents Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire To A Lucky Winner As Part Of Anniversary Celebrations

Mumbai, March 24, 2009: As part of its Anniversary celebrations, Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, presented a lucky winner, Mr. Sudhir Hoshing, with a brand new Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire car.

Mr. Nikhil Raghavan, Manager- eCommerce and Innovation, Jet Airways presented Mr. Hoshing, a JetPrivilege Platinum member, with the car at a function in suburban Mumbai.

To be eligible for the contest, passengers were required to book their tickets on jetairways.com between May 01 – May 31, 2008 and complete their travel on or before June 15, 2008, with the winner eventually selected by a lucky draw.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Jet Airways & Jetlite Introduce New,Low 30-Day Advance Purchase Fares For The Approaching Holiday Season

Mumbai, March 23, 2009: Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, and its all-economy subsidiary JetLite have introduced new, low 30-Day Advance Purchase fares, effective March 24, 2009.

With the introduction of these attractive fares, travellers can now enjoy low fares suitable for families to plan their holiday travel on Jet Airways and JetLite.

Jet Airways and JetLite guests who purchase tickets on domestic sectors 30 days in advance may now enjoy low airfares starting from INR 2,071 for Jet Airways, and INR 1,722 for JetLite. These 30-Day fares are all-inclusive, and exclude Airport Development Fee, User Development Fee and Passenger Service Fee components. JetLite passengers will also have to pay an additional transaction fee, over and above the other charges.

For more information,passengers may log on to jetairways.com.

Friday, March 13, 2009

Jet Airways Extend ‘Celebrating Womanhood’ Spl Offer For Ladies Booking Ticket Online Until March 15

Mumbai, March 6, 2009: As part of its ‘Celebrating Womanhood’ initiative, Jet Airways will extend its special offer of a 10% discount on base fares for all ladies who book tickets on www.jetairways.com, until March 15, 2009.*

The special offer for the airline's lady travelers was originally valid between March 1 and March 8, 2009 only, and has been extended due to popular demand.

As part of its ‘Celebrating Womanhood’ initiative, Jet Airways, in association with Citibank, and along with several key partners, will offer its lady travelers a host of special offers and privileges.

The special initiative includes an in-flight film festival on board, featuring a selection of acclaimed, women-centric Indian and international movies, as well as short features, on select Jet Airways domestic services.

During this promotion, Jet Airways will also support the cause of women through a fund-raising programme by its in-flight collections which will support five NGOs working on a range of women’s issues.

The airline has also announced special partner offers for its lady JetPrivilege members with the Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur, Mandarin Oriental Bangkok and Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London, InterContinental Hotels and Resorts, the Lalit Hotels, the Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, the Marriott, Meritus Hotels & Resorts, Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts and Raffles Hotels & Resorts, leading car rental companies, Hertz and Avis, and telecom service provider Matrix.*

Special offers from Jet Airways during this period will include:

· A 10% discount on base fares for all ladies who book tickets on www.jetairways.com until March 15, 2009.

· Jet Airways’ lady travelers booking tickets through www.jetairways.com between March 1, 2009 and April 30, 2009 stand to win 10 domestic and international round trip tickets respectively, per week, over 2 months.

· The airline also offers lady travellers a free Rudi Kellner pen with any purchase from Jet Boutique, its In-flight Duty Free Shopping, as well as a rebated offer on the purchase of any perfume, jewellery or cosmetics, for the month of March 2009.

· From March 8 - March 15, 2009, Jet Airways’ JetPrivilege (JP), India’s largest frequent flyer programme, will offer the airline’s lady travelers a JP enrolment bonus of 500 JPMiles, as well as a flight bonus of 500 JPMiles for existing lady JetPrivilege members travelling on all Jet Airways operated-flights (with the exception of code-share services).

· Jet Airways will also conduct a daily draw between March 5, 2009 and March 14, 2009 to identify a total of 10 lucky lady travelers who have completed their domestic Jet Airways travel between March 1 and April 30, 2009. Each of the 10 lucky ladies will receive a gift from Devotie, a contemporary jewellery brand, worth INR 10,000 each.

· The airline will also conduct a daily draw between March 5, 2009 and March 14, 2009 to identify 4 lucky lady travelers per day, who have completed their domestic Jet Airways travel between March and April, 2009. Each lucky winner will receive special edition Celebrating Womanhood Times Music CDs.

· 50% discount on flower purchases from any Ferns n Petals outlet on showing their Jet Airways boarding passes, between March 2, 2009 and March 8, 2009.

· 8 lucky winners will win a free Room stay for a couple for two nights at The Lalit New Delhi, The Lalit Ashok Bangalore, The Lalit Grand Palace Srinagar, The Lalit Laxmi Vilas Palace Udaipur, The Lalit Temple View Khajuraho, InterContinental The Lalit Mumbai and the InterContinental The Lalit Goa Resort.*

*Conditions Apply

For more details please log on to www.jetairways.com.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Jet Airways Introduces A New Daily Service,Direct To Kuwait From Mumbai

Mumbai,March 05,2009: Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will launch daily, direct services to Kuwait from Mumbai, effective March 29, 2009.*

This will be the airline’s second daily service to Kuwait from India, complementing the airline’s existing Kochi-Kuwait service.

Jet Airways will operate the new flight aboard a state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Flight 9W 572 will depart Mumbai at 1900 hrs, arriving in Kuwait at 2030 hrs. Flight 9W 571 will then depart Kuwait at 2130 hrs and arrive in Mumbai at 0400 hrs.

According to Mr.Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO, Jet Airways, “Jet Airways has already established itself as a formidable brand in the intensely competitive India-Gulf sector in a relatively short period of time, on account of the warmth of its service and quality of its in-flight product. We are confident that the new Mumbai-Kuwait service will prove similarly popular with passengers.”

In addition to Kuwait, Jet Airways also flies daily from India to Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the Middle East.

*Subject to Government Approval

Jet Airways To Introduce State-Of-The-Art Boeing Service On The Mumbai-Lucknow Sector

March 04,2009: Effective March 29, 2009, Jet Airways,India’s premier international airline,will introduce its first service in the Mumbai-Lucknow sector.

The airline will operate the new service aboard a state-of-the-art Boeing 737 aircraft with a dual class configuration: Economy and Première.

Jet Airways flight 9W 665 will depart Mumbai at 1110 hrs, arriving in Lucknow at 1320 hrs.Flight 9W 666 will then depart Lucknow at 1350 hrs,arriving in Mumbai at 1600 hrs.

The new service will complement the airline’s existing daily flight from Delhi, offering passengers from Lucknow enhanced connectivity across India as well as several destinations across North America,Europe,Asia and the Middle East.

According to Mr.Wolfgang Prock-Schauer,CEO,Jet Airways,“With the growing demand for a premium air service between Mumbai and Lucknow,we are confident that Jet Airways’ new flight on this sector, with its convenient timings and warm service levels,will prove popular with passengers.”

Friday, March 6, 2009

Jet Airways To Launch ‘Celebrating Womanhood’The Introduction Of In-Flight Collection Drive For NGOs

Mumbai, February 25, 2009: Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will launch its ‘Celebrating Womanhood’ initiative with the introduction of an in-flight collection drive for five Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) working on a range of women’s issues.

Coinciding with Women’s Day, Jet Airways will activate this in-flight fund raising programme on all domestic services,between March 1 and March 8, 2009. This is in keeping with Jet Airways in-flight collection programme for Save the Children India (STCI) since 1997. It may be pertinent to note that part of the funds collected onboard Jet Airways’ flights are allocated towards imparting vocational training to young women in Mumbai’s urban slums.

The NGOs selected by Jet Airways are:

Muktangan is an NGO that aims to empower women by providing career opportunities through training to teach in schools.

Navjeet Community Health Center, an outreach wing of The Bandra Holy Family Hospital, works with the urban poor to promote women's empowerment through income generation, adoption of BMC schools, Community based Organisations,Mahila Mandals,Self Help Groups, Specialised skills training, Personality and Leadership camps.

SAHAS is a project of the K. J. Somaiya Medical Trust that aims to reach out to and support those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS: to work to halt the spread of the disease with empathy, responsibility and dignity.

Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP), meaning Self Education for Empowerment, is a learning and development organization based in Mumbai, India. SSP supports 60,000 women organized in dynamic networks of self help groups SHGs and networked into self governed Sakhi Federations. Working in the disaster-prone terrains of three Indian states, SSP has nurtured around 850 women retail entrepreneurs with a total consumer base of 63,000 families and cumulative earnings of Rs. 2.3 crores.

Mijwan Welfare Society was established by the late Kaifi Azmi in Mijwan Village in Uttar Pradesh, and seeks to emancipate young underprivileged girls by providing them an opportunity to learn skills in a safe and healthy environment.

According to Mr. Sudheer Raghavan, CCO, Jet Airways, “As a responsible corporate citizen, Jet Airways is proud to support the afore-mentioned NGOs in their commendable efforts. The airline has always been at the forefront of various philanthropic activities, these being the latest in a number of initiatives that Jet Airways has supported, and continues to support.”