Jet to launch non-stop flight to the US

New Delhi: The country’s largest airliner by market share, Jet Airways, may launch a non-stop flight to the US, said top company sources. At present, it provides a single daily connection to New York and New Jersey via Brussels — its hub in Europe.
“The company has been exploring this option and is also in talks with US domestic airline Delta to provide connections within that country,” said a company executive and added that the proposal is on the drawing board. The New-Delhi-New York flight may be launched by 2011-end or 2012.
Jet Airways has a code share agreement with American Airlines which operates a non-stop daily flight Chicago-New Delhi. Last year, it entered into a code share agreement with United Airline that operates flights between London and Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington.
However, the airline is likely to receive a stiff competition from Air India, which operates non-stop daily to New York and Chicago. Even though these are prestigious routes, Air India makes losses to the tune of Rs 750 crore per annum.
08/04/11 Smita Aggarwal/Indian Express

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