India’s second largest airline, Jet Airways has decided to upgrade its daily flights between Mumbai and Singapore by deploying Airbus A330-200 aircraft, effective 1 June which will result in a 50 per cent increase in capacity compared to the Boeing 737 currently operating on this route.
The A330-200 offers two-cabin seating configuration of 18 seats in Premiere and 236 in Economy.
“We are happy to deploy Jet Airways’ spacious and modern wide body aircraft catering to additional capacity on the highly popular Mumbai - Singapore – Mumbai route. This sector has seen a growth in traffic by over 34 per cent in last two years, particularly among business travellers. In addition, connecting traffic over Singapore to Australia and the ASEAN destinations booked through code share and interline partners is also growing rapidly. The combination of comfort and luxury of wide body services and attractive frequent flyer benefits makes Jet Airways the perfect option for travellers to Singapore and beyond,” said Gaurang Shetty, whole time director of Jet Airways.
This upgrade will provide enhanced cabin comfort on board of the wide-bodied aircraft, while offering convenient connections from Mumbai to Australia and the ASEAN region over Singapore on codeshare and interline partner airlines.
Guests on incoming flights from Singapore will be able to avail convenient onward connections to key destinations on Jet Airways’ domestic network and beyond to international destinations from Mumbai.
Jet Airways’ capacity addition comes at a time when India’s bilateral trade and investment with Singapore and Australia is on a growth curve. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from Singapore in 2015 was around $11 billion, covering sectors such as information technology, real estate, construction, renewable energy and pharmaceuticals.
The additional capacity will also provide further impetus to growing tourism between India and Singapore.
Jet Airways has recently upgraded its service on the Delhi–Singapore route by deploying the Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
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