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Follow on Google News | Jet Airways Group, Enhances Its Leadership Position With A Market Share,of 27%Jet Airways and JetLite attains highest On Time Performance amongst all domestic airlines in the month of August 2010
By: Parinaz Driver Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, and JetLite, its subsidiary, have registered the highest ever on time performance even as it garnered a 27 per cent market share further consolidating on its leadership position in the month of August as per the statistics released by the Director General of Civil of Aviation. Jet Airways and JetLite registered the highest ever on time performance with 94 per cent and and 94.1 per cent respectively for the month of August, the regulatory body said. The Jet Airways group continued to post growth in passenger traffic for August 2010. The airline registered an impressive 21.8% increase in international operations as compared to the same period last year, carrying 3.76 lakh revenue passengers in August 2010. The revenue passengers for Jet Airways' domestic operations also stood at an imposing 14.9%, a marked improvement over the same period last year. Jet Airways has posted 10 months of consistent growth, reflecting the impact of major strategic codeshares and launch of Jet Airways Konnect services. ........................................................Aug' Domestic Operations Rev Passengers..........................779,307...............67 International Operations Rev Passengers..........................376,223...........309,00 JetLite Rev Passengers..........................318,254...........300,00 Fuelled by improved customer service quality and better on time reliability, JetLite, the wholly owned subsidiary of Jet Airways India Ltd, also posted an increase of revenue passengers by 6.1%, carrying over 3 lakh passengers in themonth of August 2010. The airline's domestic operations registered a seat factor of 70.4% in August 2010, as against a seat factor of 70% in August 2009, carrying over 7.79 lakh passengers. According to Mr. Nikos Kardassis, CEO, Jet Airways, "Jet Airways has been able to achieve the highest on time performance which speaks volumes of deliverables by the staff. The airline has also been responsive to the dynamic market requirements, our strategic marketing initiatives and global codeshare arrangements have provided the required impetus to the growth process, resulting in better realisation of revenue per passenger and growth of the airline". He added "Jet Airways' customer centric approach, with a clear focus on providing enhanced global connectivity, high standard of service offering with consistent on time performance has enabled us to become the airline ofchoice and sustain our leadership position" About Jet Airways Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 90 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 54 next generation Boeing 737-700/800/ Flights to 65 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including New York (both JFK and Newark), Toronto, Brussels, London (Heathrow), Johannesburg, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Bangkok, Kathmandu, Dhaka, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jeddah, Sharjah, Riyadh and Dammam. About Jet Airways Konnect Jet Airways Konnect is Jet Airways’ all-economy service on key domestic routes, designed to meet the needs of the low-fare segment with value-for-money fares. Jet Airways Konnect links seven major metros- Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Kolkata - with several destinations across India, operating over 200 flights daily. Konnect Select’ is a premium economy product introduced on certain Jet Airways Konnect flights. This new front cabin class features wider and more comfortable seats, with a 40 inch seat pitch. The services include complementary in-flight reading material, a welcome drink, and complimentary hot meals on-board. Jet Airways, Jet Airways Konnect, its all-economy, no-frills service, and JetLite have a combined fleet strength of 112 aircraft and operate over 500 flights daily. About JetLite JetLite is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jet Airways India Ltd. and was acquired by Jet Airways in April 2007. Positioned as an all-economy, no-frills airline, JetLite operates a fleet of 22 aircraft, which includes 17 Boeing 737 series and 5 Canadian Regional Jets 200 Series. The airline flies to 25 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo), operating over 110 flights a day, on average. Visit us at:- http://www.jetairways.com End
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