Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, today announced the addition of two daily flights in its winter schedule to further strengthen its global travel footprint in the ASEAN region. The airline, as part of the hub carrier strategy, plans to increase connectivity to cities in ASEAN region and beyond through its primary hubs in Delhi and Mumbai during its winter schedule.

Jet Airways flight 9W 064 will depart Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi at 0855 hrs and arrive at Bangkok at 1430 hrs. The flight leaves Bangkok at 1545 hrs to arrive at Tân Sõn Nhất International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City at 1715 hrs (LT).

On the return, flight 9W 063 will depart Ho Chi Minh City at 1815 hrs (LT) and arrive at Bangkok at 1945 hrs (LT). The flight then departs Bangkok at 2050 hrs (LT) to arrive at Delhi’s T3 terminal at 2359 hrs (LT).

The new daily flight from Delhi to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, via Bangkok will be the 22nd international destination on Jet Airways’ international network.

The airline also plans to introduce a third daily direct service from its international gateway in Mumbai to Bangkok during its winter schedule. The new afternoon service will provide seamless connectivity to guests from the airlines domestic network. This would make Jet Airways’ the only Indian carrier to operate three flights a day from Mumbai to Bangkok’s International Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Thus as part of its strategy, Jet Airways will provide guests with a seamless passenger experience through its main gateways of Mumbai and Delhi, while also connecting maximum passengers through non-stop and one stop routes to destinations on its domestic and international network. Jet Airways guests from Delhi and Mumbai will now have the option of connecting not only to Ho Chi Minh city, but to several destinations of their choice in ASEAN Region while they transit over Bangkok.

Mumbai – Ho Chi Minh City connectivity

For the airline’s guests from Mumbai, Jet Airways will provide a connecting flight to Ho Chi Minh City via Bangkok. Flight 9W 070 departing Mumbai at 0750 hrs (LT), will arrive at Bangkok at 1345 hrs (LT). This will allow guests to connect onto flight 9W 064 departing Bangkok at 1545 hrs (LT) and arriving at Ho Chi Minh City at 1715 hrs (LT).

On the return, 9W 063 departs Ho Chi Minh City at 1815 hrs (LT) and arrives into Bangkok at 1945 hrs (LT). This daily flight then departs Bangkok at 2135 hrs (LT), arriving into Mumbai at 0030 hrs (LT) the following day.

Flight enhancement on the Bangkok – Mumbai route

Additionally with a third frequency between Bangkok and Mumbai, guests can now avail of flight 9W 061 which departs Bangkok at 0855 hrs (LT) and arrives into Mumbai at 1155 hrs (LT) daily.

Similarly, this new flight from Mumbai to Bangkok, offers a convenient afternoon service, flight 9W 060 which will depart Mumbai at 1255 hrs (LT) and arrive at Bangkok at 1835 hrs (LT).

Jet Airways is offering an attractive fare of Rs 37,506, inclusive of taxes, on the Delhi – Ho Chi Minh City – Delhi route. Whereas, guests travelling from Mumbai to Ho Chi Minh City may avail of an all inclusive economy fare of Rs 35,500 only.

Fares on the Bangkok - Ho Chi Minh City – Bangkok sector is available for Rs 11, 418, inclusive of taxes, with sale validity until October 31, 2014 and travel effective from November 5, 2014 if bought in India.

The airline will deploy a state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 Next Generation (NG) aircraft on this route, offering Premiere and Economy guests the best in-flight product and services along with award-winning in-flight Entertainment (IFE), as also meals that are regional favorites. Jet Airways is the only Indian carrier to operate three flights a day from Mumbai to Bangkok International Suvarnabhumi Airport.

These new flights are conveniently timed to connect guests travelling from Jet Airways domestic network to ASEAN points.

Jet Airways had in October 2011 signed a comprehensive strategic co-operation agreement with Vietnam Airlines.

Mr. Gaurang Shetty, Senior Vice President – Commercial, Jet Airways, said “Jet Airways is delighted to provide a direct link from Delhi to Ho Chi Minh City via Bangkok and an all new daily direct frequency from Mumbai to Bangkok. The introductions of these new services are in keeping with the growing popularity amongst our guests, for enhanced seamless connectivity within the ASEAN region and India. Both Vietnam and Thailand are emerging as increasingly popular destinations for tourism, trade and investment in Asia and it was only logical for Jet Airways’ to facilitate the same for the Indian traveller. Jet Airways has established itself as a premier brand on account of its service excellence, including quality of its in-flight product, hence we are confident that these new flights would prove equally popular with our guests” 

About Jet Airways

Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 112 aircraft, which include 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 8 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 4 Airbus A330-300 aircraft, 72 next generations Boeing 737-700/800/900/900 ER aircraft and 15 ATR 72-500 and 3 ATR72-600. With an average fleet age of 5.08 years, the airline has one of the youngest fleet of aircraft in the world. Flights to 74 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Bangkok, Brussels, Colombo, Dammam, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Kathmandu, Kuwait, London (Heathrow), Muscat, New York (Newark), Paris, Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore and Toronto.

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JetKonnect is a dedicated product designed to meet the needs of the low fare segment. JetKonnect will also offer guests a Premiere service on nearly all domestic routes. With its mixed fleet of Boeings and ATR aircraft with nearly 251 daily flights connecting 46 destinations across India, JetKonnect provides more flexibility and choice to its guests. JetKonnect’s convenient schedules, reliable service and low fares, promise to bring greater value and a seamless flying experience to our customers.

Jet Airways and JetKonnect together operate over 465 daily flights, both domestic and international.