Jet Airways starts US-India flights

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First private Indian carrier to enter US market

August 07, 2007

More than two years after announcing its intentions to fly into the "Land of Opportunities", Jet Airways on August 5, 2007 become the first private Indian carrier to enter the U.S. market. And for the Jet Airways chief, Naresh Goyal, it is a dream come-true, especially so after overcoming so many hurdles including the allegations that he and his company had some connections with the terrorist network. Now all that is a thing of the past as the US Department of State and Homeland Security has cleared him and the Jet Airways from all those charges and thus permitting the airlines to fly its commercial planes into the US. "I am delighted to be here today. New York or USA is most important for us," Goyal told the New York media at a function held here to formally announce the launch of Mumbai-Brussels-Newark daily flights from August 5.

At a time when there is a near scramble among other airlines to launch non-stop flights, Goyal said he was not in the race and instead would try and create a niche for Jet Airways. "We are not going for non-stop flights right now. One stop brings in more money than non-stop," he said at the end of an hour-long impressive presentation at a luxurious hotel in Manhattan. The Jet Airways flight will operate between the New York's Newark Liberty International Airport and Mumbai International Airport on new Boeing 777-300ER wide-bodied jets. Flights depart Newark International Airport at 8-25PM and arrive in Mumbai at 11.30PM the following day; they return from Mumbai at 2.10AM and arrive in New York JFK at 11.55AM. the same day.

Goyal also announced that Jet Airways would start its New Delhi-Brussels-Toronto service from September 5. Jet Airways is building a major hub in Brussels in order to connect Indian and North American cities. In addition to flights to Brussels from Mumbai and Delhi, direct flights between Brussels and Chennai, Bangalore and Ahmedabad will eventually enable travelers to connect seamlessly from five Indian gateways to six North American airports - Newark, JFK, Chicago, Toronto, Los Angeles and San Francisco. In Asia Sanghai and Hong Kong are due to come on line in 2008 as are Johannesburg and Nairobi.

Jet Airways also wants to start a New Delhi-Brussels-Washington DC service, a market, which has not been tapped yet, Goyal said. Urging people in his own style to fly Jet Airways, Goyal said: "Please fly Jet Airways. If we make mistake in the first flight, do not write us off. Let us know and give time to improve." He was confident that the US market is ready to recognize Jet Airways as one of the most exciting and outstanding pioneers of aviation in the world today.

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