Jet
Airways Revises YQ Fuel Surcharge effective
01 May
2008
.
Jet
Airways will be
revising their YQ Fuel Surcharge Ex India to
New
York
,
San
Francisco
and
Toronto
with effective from
01May2008
. The revised YQ will be
applicable on all tickets, PTAs and MPDs issued or reissued on or
after
01May2008
. The revised YQ is
applicable when point of sale is
India
and journey originating
in
India
. The revised YQ from
India
to
San
Francisco
will be applicable with
commencement of Mumbai-San Francisco direct
operations.
Jet
Airways Launches its daily direct flight to
Abu
Dhabi
from Delhi & Mumbai
Jet
Airways,
India
’s premier international
airline, today launched its daily direct flights to
Abu
Dhabi
from Mumbai and
Delhi
, effective
April 23,
2008
. The introduction of this new
destination marks Jet Airways’ first foray into the
United Arab
Emirates
, expanding the
airline’s Gulf route network to five
destinations.
Jet
Airways’ flight 9W 582 (Delhi-Abu Dhabi) will
depart
Delhi
's
Indira
Gandhi
International
Airport
at 2100 hrs and arrive
at
Abu
Dhabi
International
Airport
at 2335 hrs. On the
return leg, flight 9W 581 (Abu Dhabi-Delhi) will
depart
Abu
Dhabi
International
Airport
at 0025 hrs and arrive
at
Indira
Gandhi
International
Airport
,
Delhi
at
0520 hrs.
Jet
Airways’ flight 9W 584 (Mumbai-Abu Dhabi) will
depart Mumbai's
Chhatrapati
Shivaji
International
Airport
at 2135
hrs and will arrive at
Abu
Dhabi
International
Airport
at 2325 hrs. On the
return leg, flight 9W 583 (Abu Dhabi-Mumbai) will
depart
Abu
Dhabi
International
Airport
at 0015 hrs and arrive
at
Chhatrapati
Shivaji
International
Airport
,
Mumbai at 0450
hrs.
For
the convenience of Jet Airways passengers connecting to
Dubai
and vice versa, the airline will offer a seamless transfer through
scheduled bus services effective
April
24, 2008
. Jet Airways bus
service 9W 7485, Abu Dhabi to Dubai will depart Abu Dhabi Airport
at 0115 hrs and arrive Dubai at 0245
hrs., while Bus service 9W 7486 will depart Dubai at 2000 hrs and arrive Abu Dhabi Airport
at 2200 hrs to connect
to flights from Abu Dhabi to Delhi and Mumbai. (The above sectors
can be sold ONLY in
conjunction with Mumbai – Abu Dhabi- Mumbai and
Delhi
–
Abu
Dhabi
-
Delhi
segments. Passengers
availing of this service must be ticketed on Jet Airways travel
document).
Lufthansa introduces non-stop service between
Pune-Frankfurt
Lufthansa
will be introducing their new non-stop service between Pune and
Frankfurt
effective
01st July, 2008
.
China Eastern Airlines introduces special pricing for
Delhi-Bejing/Shanghai-Delhi
China
Eastern Airlines introduces special pricing for Delhi-Bejing /
Shanghai-Delhi for ticketing with immediate effect till
31st
May, 2008
and outbound travel till
30th
June, 2008
United Airlines Announces New Checked Bag
Policy
United has announced revision to its
domestic baggage policy. For tickets purchased April 4 and beyond,
for travel May 5 and beyond, United will be collecting USD 25 as
BAG-FEE for all Economy
Fares. (The new policy includes both refundable and non-refundable fares.)
Additionally, customers traveling on a
government fare or a Standard Award ticket in Economy class also
will be subject to the new service fee. Details of United’s new
checked bag policy is available at united.com/baggage.
The following customers will not be charged
a service fee to check a second bag:
• Customers who have purchased Business or
First class fares
• All
Mileage Plus Premier members (defined as 1K, Premier Executive,
Premier and
Premier
Associate)
• All Star
Alliance Gold and Silver members
•
Customers who buy a ticket before
February
4, 2008
, or who
fly before
May 5,
2008
· For itineraries
that include International flights (except Canada), checking a
second bag will continue to be free and the cost to check more than
two bags or items that are overweight or require special handling
varies by destination.
Emirates connects with
Kozhikode
Emirates announced the
launch of its six flights a week service to
Kozhikode
which will be effective
from July 1. This is Emirates’ third foray in Kerala after
Kochi
and Thiruvananthapuram
and its 10th in
India
. This expansion is the
testimony of the airline’s long-standing commitment to the Indian
market and its vast expansion drive.
