Jet Airways to launch Flights to South Africa

India’s Jet Airways is to launch, subject to regulatory approval, daily non-stop flights from Mumbai to Johannesburg from 14 April 2010.

 Using a new state-of-the-art Airbus 330-200 aircraft, flight 9W 242 will depart Mumbai at 02:05, arriving in Johannesburg at 07:35. On the return leg, flight 9W 241 will depart Johannesburg at 11:00, arriving in Mumbai at 23:30. The aircraft will be configured in two classes, with 30 seats in Première (Business Class) and 190 seats in Economy.

Return Economy Class fares from various Indian cities start from INR 35,595 while return Premiere (Business Class) fares start from INR 1,16,020.

 “Jet Airways is delighted to enter Africa with its daily Mumbai-Johannesburg service. South Africa’s reputation as a leading tourist and business destination and the fact that it will play host to the 2010 FIFA World Cup also presents a huge opportunity for Jet Airways,” said Mr. Nikos Kardassis, CEO, Jet Airways. “Given the strong linkages between India and South Africa, and the large number of people of Indian origin living in and / or working in South Africa, we believe that there is untapped potential and this new route promises to serve the needs of our discerning corporate and leisure flyers.”

With 11 official languages, South Africa is one of the most popular and diverse tourist destinations in the world. From the deserts of the Kgalagadi to the lush green forests of Tsitsikamma to the unspoilt beaches of the wild coast to the vibrant nightlife of Cape Town, the country has something for every traveler. It is also emerging as one of the leading business tourism and conference destinations in the world, and ranked 18th on the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Index as an attractive foreign investment destination.

Johannesburg will be the twenty-second destination in the airline’s international network. Jet Airways currently flies to New York (both JFK and Newark), Toronto, Brussels, London (Heathrow), Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Bangkok, Kathmandu, Dhaka, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jeddah, Sharjah and Riyadh.

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