Jet Airways to add 24 aircraft in next 18 months

Mumbai: Jet Airways plans to add 24 aircraft in the next 18 months and the induction will be a mix of both short-haul and long-haul aircraft, according to a Business Standard report. "We plan to add 24 aircraft in the coming 18 months. Out of the 24 aircraft, 18 of them will be Boeing 737-800 and the rest would be Airbus 330,"' said a Jet executive. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft are used for domestic operations and short-haul international operations and Airbus 330s are used for long-haul international operations.
The Naresh Goyal-controlled Jet Airways along with its fully-owned subsidiary JetLite has 117 aircraft in its fleet making the airline the largest in terms of passenger carriage with 25.4 per cent of the market share. Jet has big plans to expand in the international and domestic sector. It has rights to fly to Rome and Amsterdam, in addition to the 24 international cities it already serves, and also wants to fly directly to the US. As of now, the airline flies to the US through its hub in Brussels. Air India, American Airlines and United Airlines operate direct flights between India and the US.
Meanwhile, Jet Airways plan to bring back its 3 Boeing 777 back from Turkish Airlines after the lease period comes to an end later this year.
03/05/11 TravelBizMonitor

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