Shakir Kantawal (left), Colin Neubronner (centre) and Anshad Ebrahim (right) briefing about Jet Airways' future plans in its office at D Ring Road. Pic: Qassim Rahmatullah / The Peninsula
Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has introduced a wide body aircraft on Doha-Mumbai route that will offer around 40 percent more seating capacity compared to the narrow body aircraft.
“The wide-body jetliner with a two-cabin configuration of 18 seats in Premiere and 236 in Economy has begun flying between Doha and Mumbai from October 30. Aside from increasing capacity on the popular route, the spacious cabin will allow guests to travel in greater comfort,” Colin Neubronner, Senior Vice President- Sales and Marketing, Jet Airways told The Peninsula in an interview yesterday.
The narrow body aircraft has 12 seats in Premiere and 156 seats in Economy Class. Going forward the company is likely to introduce wide body aircraft on other routes. Jet Airways currently operates daily flights from Doha to Delhi, Mumbai, Kochi, Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram. “It is our constant endeavour to create a consistent, unmatched travel experience for our guests. Deploying the A330 gives us an opportunity to combine on-board luxury with our signature Indian hospitality to create an exceptional value proposition for our guests,” said Shakir Kantawala, VP Gulf, Middle East & Africa, Jet Airways.
“Jet Airways is a preferred brand in the highly competitive Indo-Gulf market and offers unparalleled service and quality to guests. We are confident that introducing the A330 will help us establish ourselves as the airline of choice on the route,” he added.
Onboard the A330, guests will get a taste of Jet Airways’ award winning in-flight experience, enhanced cabin comfort, and, for our Premiere guests, a chance to stretch out in comfort in our famed ‘Bed in the Clouds’.
Set in a unique herringbone layout, each of the 18 seats in the Premiere cabin electronically open out to a 180-degree flat bed with lumbar support and massage systems. Every Premiere seat is an aisle seat which offers guests privacy and comfort to work and rest.
“Deploying a wide bodied A330 will facilitate a higher number of guests from Doha to connect seamlessly onto Jet Airways’ extensive domestic network and beyond to international destinations from the airline’s hubs in Delhi and Mumbai,” said Anshad Ebrahim, Country Manager-Qatar.
