Mumbai: Jet Airways is deploying wide body Boeing 777 aircraft on Dubai, Singapore and Amsterdam routes to grow its international business.
The move will intensify competition on Dubai and Singapore routes dominated by Emirates and Singapore Airlines and could lead to a fare war. It will also enable Jet Airways to consolidate presence in Amsterdam, its new European gateway.
International operations account for over a half of Jet Airways revenue.
The airline is increasing its capacity deployment on international routes following the re-entry of six Boeing 777s into its fleet. Jet's Boeing 777-300ER planes seat 346 passengers in a three class configuration. The six planes were on lease to Etihad Airways and are returning to Jet Airways upon the expiry of lease term.
At present it flies five times daily on Mumbai-Dubai route with 168 seater twin class Boeing 737 aircraft. From August 6 one of the five flights will be operated with a Boeing 777. It operates twice daily between Mumbai-Singapore and from August 6 Jet will deploy Boeing 777 on one of the service. From October it will use the Boeing 777 planes on Amsterdam flights from Mumbai and Delhi replacing the Airbus A330 planes.
09/07/16 Aneesh Phadnis/Business Standard
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The move will intensify competition on Dubai and Singapore routes dominated by Emirates and Singapore Airlines and could lead to a fare war. It will also enable Jet Airways to consolidate presence in Amsterdam, its new European gateway.
International operations account for over a half of Jet Airways revenue.
The airline is increasing its capacity deployment on international routes following the re-entry of six Boeing 777s into its fleet. Jet's Boeing 777-300ER planes seat 346 passengers in a three class configuration. The six planes were on lease to Etihad Airways and are returning to Jet Airways upon the expiry of lease term.
At present it flies five times daily on Mumbai-Dubai route with 168 seater twin class Boeing 737 aircraft. From August 6 one of the five flights will be operated with a Boeing 777. It operates twice daily between Mumbai-Singapore and from August 6 Jet will deploy Boeing 777 on one of the service. From October it will use the Boeing 777 planes on Amsterdam flights from Mumbai and Delhi replacing the Airbus A330 planes.
09/07/16 Aneesh Phadnis/Business Standard
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