Indian airline bets on better service

High-end Indian carrier Jet Airways will start North American service next month at Newark airport in one of the most aggressive launches ever for long-haul intercontinental service.
Jet Airways is scheduled to fly daily from Newark to Mumbai, India, starting on Aug. 5. It will add Toronto-Mumbai service on Sept. 5. By January, it will add daily service from New York John F. Kennedy and San Francisco. Flights will stop in either Brussels or Shanghai, and travelers will have the option to start or end their trips in those connecting cities.
First-class travelers on Jet will experience some of the poshest flying in the sky today.
On Jet's London flights, for instance, the 777's first-class section is divided into suites that have their own shutterlike doors. Inside, there is a seat that reclines into an 83-inch-long lie-flat bed, a 23-inch entertainment monitor and dual credenzas that eliminate the need for overhead-bin storage. It's unusual now but may not be when carriers such as Singapore and Lufthansa introduce their new A380 jumbo jets. Goyal is positioning Jet to rival Singapore in terms of its high level of service and perks.
03/07/07 Barbara De Lollis/USA Today

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Categories: Foreign Jul 2007, Jet Airways Jul 2007