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Jet Airways to introduce third nonstop daily flight between London Heathrow and Mumbai
Jet Airways - India’s full-service international airline - today announced the introduction of its third, non-stop, daily service between the UK's London Heathrow and Mumbai, India.
Effective October 29, 2017 and as part of the airline’s forthcoming Winter Schedule, the planned departure for 9W 115 - the new daytime service from London Heathrow – will be 1530 hrs (local time), with arrival in Mumbai at 0555 hrs (local time), giving guests a head start to their day in India’s economic capital. On its return, 9W 116 will depart Mumbai at convenient 0905 hrs to arrive in London Heathrow at 1335 hrs (local time).
Jet Airways will collectively operate four daily, non-stop flights between London Heathrow to its hubs in Mumbai and Delhi and collectively offer a one-stop flight to 35 destinations across India and six international destinations beyond India.
Jet Airways will deploy the biggest aircraft in its fleet – Boeing 777-300ER, offering a three-class configuration that includes the airline’s ‘First Class’ private suites, 180° lie-flat beds for Business travellers as well as Economy seating, on the new frequency.
Air travel between the United Kingdom has been showing a steady annual growth of nearly 10 percent over the last few years.
Jet Airways, together with airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Alitalia, Etihad Airways, Etihad Regional operated by Darwin Airline, and NIKI, participates in frequent flyer program Etihad Airways Partners.