Jet Airways enters into reciprocal Frequent Flyer partnership with bmi

Oct. 11, 2010 - PRLog -- Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, today entered into a reciprocal frequent flyer partnership with bmi, the second largest airline at London Heathrow, one of the world's busiest and best-connected international airports.

JetPrivilege members may now earn and redeem their JPMiles on the entire network of bmi. Similarly, bmi's Diamond Club members may earn and redeem frequent flyer miles on the entire network of Jet Airways and Jet Airways Konnect.

According to Mr. Sudheer Raghavan, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways, “Jet Airways offers guests unmatched pan-India connectivity as well as a growing 23-destination strong international network, while bmi’s network spans the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa, via the airline’s hub at London Heathrow. As such, the partnership is a mutually beneficial one, enabling guests to earn and redeem frequent flyer miles, while tapping into both carriers’ networks.”

Jet Airways currently has frequent flyer partnership agreements with twenty-two leading international airlines, including Air France, All-Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Austrian Airways, Brussels Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Delta, Dragon Air, Emirates, Etihad, Gulf Air, JetLite, Kenya Airways, KLM, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, South African Airways, Swiss Air, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines and Virgin Atlantic.

For more information, guests may log on to jetairways.com

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 737-700/800/900 aircraft and 14 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 4.99 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the world. 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 complimentary in-flight reading material, a welcome drink, and complimentary hot meals on-board.

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, aircraft. The airline flies to 25 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo), operating over 110 flights a day, on average. 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.

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