Jet Airways Sharjah-Kochi flights from September 1

Jet Airways will launch operations from Sharjah International Airport on September 1, 2009, with a daily direct service from Sharjah to Kochi, according to a senior Jet Airways executive.
"Jet Airways will begin the Kochi-Sharjah service from September 1 this year, making it the airline's first flight out of Sharjah," Shakir Kantawala, Jet Airways' General Manager for Dubai and Northern Emirates, told Emirates Business.
For the Indian carrier, which is already operating twice-daily services to Dubai from Mumbai, and daily services from Delhi and Chennai besides daily direct flights to Abu Dhabi from Mumbai and Delhi, this would be its first flight from the UAE into Kerala.
Asked why Jet Airways chose Sharjah International Airport to start Kerala services over Dubai or Abu Dhabi, Kantawala said: "Our plan to operate out of Sharjah, subject to all government approvals being in place, stems from the fact that there is a large Keralite community residing in Sharjah and the Northern Emirates, who would like to travel on a full-service premium airline, which offers very good value for money."
While Kantawala did not divulge the exact fares for the route, he said Jet Airways, which would deploy a Boeing 737-800 aircraft on the route, will offer its services on the ground and in the air, at "affordable and competitive fares".
He added that the airline will reveal its pricing strategy and introductory offers in the next two to three days.
20/07/09m Shweta Jain/Emirates Business 24-7, UAE

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