JET-KF code-sharing pact still grounded

Five months after Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines came together to save operational costs, CNBC-TV18 learns that the alliance has not progressed much. Both carriers continue to fly separately on same domestic routes, with different set of crew — on-board and on-ground — and most importantly, at the same time.
Between Mumbai and Delhi, Kingfisher and Jet together run 53 flights on a daily basis. Of the 53 flights, 35 are scheduled in the span of within 20 minutes. And in many cases both Kingfisher and Jet take off at the same time.
On the Mumbai-Bangalore route, Kingfisher and Jet together run 33 flights on daily basis. 20 of these 33 flights are scheduled within 20 minutes with a couple of flights at the same time.
Between Mumbai and Kolkata, Kingfisher and Jet together run 16 flights on daily basis. Similarly between Mumbai and Hyderabad, they together run 18 flights on daily basis.Also on Mumbai-Chennai route, Kingfisher and Jet together run 26 flights on daily basis.
27/02/09 Moneycontrol.com

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Categories: Jet Airways Feb 2009, kingfisher Feb 2009