Manchester Airport has confirmed both its – and the North's – first direct flight to the economic capital of India.
Jet Airways will begin flying to Mumbai later this year, with the route tipped to yield a major economic boost to the northern economy. The four-times-a-week service will go live ahead of the annual Diwali festival.
India is the world's seventh largest economy, with more than 100 Indian companies operating bases across the North. The direct service is an early success for the Manchester-India Partnership (MIP), which was launched earlier this year in a bid to further economic and cultural collaboration between the two.
It is chaired by Manchester Airport chief executive Andrew Cowan, who said: "Securing a direct service to one of India's major cities is the product of a lot of hard work over a long period of time to forge closer ties between Manchester and this globally significant economy.
"Direct connectivity to the world's most important markets is key to creating a prosperous and internationally competitive northern economy, and a balanced and outward facing UK. We look forward to working with Jet Airways on launching the Mumbai service in the months ahead."
Vinay Dube, chief executive of Jet Airways, confirmed that there would be more than 8,000 seats on offer every week, making it "increasingly convenient for both business as well as leisure travellers".
18/05/18 Matthew Ord/Insider Media
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Jet Airways will begin flying to Mumbai later this year, with the route tipped to yield a major economic boost to the northern economy. The four-times-a-week service will go live ahead of the annual Diwali festival.
India is the world's seventh largest economy, with more than 100 Indian companies operating bases across the North. The direct service is an early success for the Manchester-India Partnership (MIP), which was launched earlier this year in a bid to further economic and cultural collaboration between the two.
It is chaired by Manchester Airport chief executive Andrew Cowan, who said: "Securing a direct service to one of India's major cities is the product of a lot of hard work over a long period of time to forge closer ties between Manchester and this globally significant economy.
"Direct connectivity to the world's most important markets is key to creating a prosperous and internationally competitive northern economy, and a balanced and outward facing UK. We look forward to working with Jet Airways on launching the Mumbai service in the months ahead."
Vinay Dube, chief executive of Jet Airways, confirmed that there would be more than 8,000 seats on offer every week, making it "increasingly convenient for both business as well as leisure travellers".
18/05/18 Matthew Ord/Insider Media
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