Jet Airways has announced it will launch its first non-stop service between Manchester and Mumbai from November 5th. This will be the airline’s fifth direct service between India and the UK and the first nonstop service connecting India with Manchester.
An Airbus A330-200 aircraft will be utilised on the route, fitted with a total of 254 seats, including 18 Première Business Class seats. Flights will operate four times per week on Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Jet Airways flight 9W130 will depart from Mumbai at 02:30, touching down at Manchester’s Terminal 2 at 07:55. The return flight, 9W129 will depart from Manchester at 09:36 and arrive in Mumbai’s Terminal 2 at 00:40 the next day.
The launch of this new service will allow passengers from the North of England to seamlessly connect in Mumbai to other domestic Indian destinations including Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bhuj, Bhopal, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Coimbatore, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Indore, Aurangabad, Jaipur, Chennai, Nagpur, Rajkot, Raipur and Udaipur.
Passengers can also connect to international destinations such as Bangkok, Colombo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dhaka and Kathmandu.
The new service will complement the carrier’s existing thrice daily, non-stop services between Mumbai and London Heathrow, and its daily service between Delhi and London Heathrow.
Vinay Dube, Chief Executive Officer, Jet Airways said “We are extremely pleased to begin a new chapter in our decade-long relationship with the United Kingdom. The new service will bring Manchester into our global network, reinforcing our footprint as well as expanding the choice of connectivity to / from the United Kingdom for our guests with the 4 days / week, non-stop service. With the new flight, Jet Airways will have over 8,000 seats on offer every week, making it increasingly convenient for both business as well as leisure travelers, travelling between India and the UK, deepening commerce as well as tourism ties between the two countries”.
It is expected that the route will be popular with business travellers and Manchester’s growing Indian community. In addition to being a fast-expanding business and industrial hub, Manchester has one of the largest student communities in Europe and is extremely well connected to other major UK cities such as Liverpool, Leeds and Sheffield.
Jet Airways says the new service will support recommendations from the UK government to promote connectivity to other key cities in the UK besides London.
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