December 11,2008: Jet Airways,India's premier international airline,and Emirates Airline,the award-winning international carrier with extensive services from India, have announced their partnership plans spanning a reciprocal frequent flyer arrangement and unilateral code share agreement.
Effective December 15,2008,the two airlines will launch a reciprocal frequent flyer arrangement whereby members of Jet Airways'JetPrivilege, India's largest frequent flyer programme, may earn and redeem miles across Emirates'rapidly-expanding international network,with the exception of flights between India and Dubai.Members of Emirates'Skywards programme may also earn and redeem miles on all Jet Airways flights operating within India.
The same day,Emirates will also commence a unilateral code share on Jet Airways' daily flights from Mumbai and New Delhi to and from Dubai,offering passengers enhanced connectivity and a range of services between India and Dubai.
Jet Airways operates daily services on the Mumbai/New Delhi-Dubai sectors aboard its state-of-the-art Airbus A330-200 and B737-800 aircraft respectively, with a two-class configuration:Première (Business) and Economy.Jet Airways' flights on these sectors will be identified with its '9W' code as well as with the Emirates 'EK' code.
According to Mr.Wolfgang Prock Schauer, Chief Executive Officer,Jet Airways:"Dubai is an important market for Jet Airways and there is significant demand from our customers to travel to and beyond Dubai.We are delighted to be able to get this exciting,new agreement up and running quickly for the benefit of our customers.The frequent flyer partnership with Emirates,particularly, is a mutually beneficial one,enabling JetPrivilege members to tap into Emirates' impressive international network while earning and redeeming frequent flyer miles,and vice-versa vis-à-vis Jet Airways'unmatched pan-India domestic network."
Mr.Salem Obaidalla,Emirates' Senior Vice President Commercial Operations,West Asia,Indian Ocean and Africa stated:"The agreements between Emirates and Jet represent a significant step forward in strengthening the relationship between our two airlines and between long-standing partners,India and the UAE. The pact will enable us to offer passengers enhanced flexibility and at the same time it will boost trade and commerce between the two countries."
Currently,Jet Airways also has code share agreements with Air Canada,American Airlines,ANA,Brussels Airlines, Etihad,Qantas and JetLite.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Jet Airways Doctor Wins Award In The Civil Aviation Category At The 48th ISAM Conference,Bengaluru
December10,2008:Jet Airways,India’s premier international airline,recently won the Best Paper award in the Aviation category at the 48th Annual Indian Society of Aviation Medicine(ISAM) Conference held in Bengaluru,1st-3rd December,2008.
Jet Airways’ Dr.Lambert D’Cunha,Asst.Manager Medical Services (Mumbai),was accorded with the Best Paper award for a paper presented by him on “MEDICAL DIVERSIONS ON COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT –THE JET AIRWAYS EXPERIENCE”.Dr.Lambert’s study was based on flight diversions for a specific period,both domestic and international to,due medical emergencies.
In his insightful presentation,Dr. Lambert aims to determine the etiology / incidence of the in-flight medical emergencies leading to flight diversions;to audit the appropriateness of the decision to divert;and the appropriateness of the First Aid treatment administered by the cabin crew.
The contributions made by the Jet Airways Medical team were lauded by the delegates consisting of eminent members of the medical fraternity of the Indian Armed Forces and domestic commercial airlines.
The ISAM award is but the latest in a long line of awards that Jet Airways has been honored with,over the years,for excellence across several facets of its operations.
In May 2008,Jet Airways was declared the 'Best Cargo Airline of Central Asia’ at the prestigious Cargo Airline of the Year Awards,in London,for the efficiency of the airline's belly cargo services. At the 20th Annual presentation ceremony of the Freddie Awards 2007,in Wyndham Phoenix,USA,in April 2008,Jet Airways' JetPrivilege,India's largest frequent flyer programme,won the coveted ‘Program of the Year’ award for the second consecutive year.In September 2007,Jet Airways was awarded the prestigious Avion Award for “Best Overall In-flight Entertainment (IFE) for Small Airlines” for the second consecutive year,at the 19th Annual Avion Awards 2007 in Toronto, Canada.
Amongst other notable international accolades conferred on the airline recently,Jet Airways was voted one of the top three airlines in the world by the Conde Nast Traveller readers’ poll in New York,in October 2008;honoured with the ‘Best Domestic Airline’ award for the fifth consecutive year and the sixth time in the last seven years at the prestigious TTG Travel Awards 2008 in Bangkok, also in October 2008;voted one of the top 10 Airlines in the world at the Best in Travel Poll 2008,organised by Hong Kong based SmartTravelAsia.com in September 2008;as well as the best airline in Central/South Asia & India in an annual Global Traveler magazine survey at an award ceremony in New York in January 2008.The airline was also recognised for the excellence and quality of its service and in-flight experience in the ‘Airline of the Year Category’ of the “Which?” Best Airline consumer survey held in London in June 2008,where Jet Airways emerged as the runner-up.
Jet Airways’ Dr.Lambert D’Cunha,Asst.Manager Medical Services (Mumbai),was accorded with the Best Paper award for a paper presented by him on “MEDICAL DIVERSIONS ON COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT –THE JET AIRWAYS EXPERIENCE”.Dr.Lambert’s study was based on flight diversions for a specific period,both domestic and international to,due medical emergencies.
In his insightful presentation,Dr. Lambert aims to determine the etiology / incidence of the in-flight medical emergencies leading to flight diversions;to audit the appropriateness of the decision to divert;and the appropriateness of the First Aid treatment administered by the cabin crew.
The contributions made by the Jet Airways Medical team were lauded by the delegates consisting of eminent members of the medical fraternity of the Indian Armed Forces and domestic commercial airlines.
The ISAM award is but the latest in a long line of awards that Jet Airways has been honored with,over the years,for excellence across several facets of its operations.
In May 2008,Jet Airways was declared the 'Best Cargo Airline of Central Asia’ at the prestigious Cargo Airline of the Year Awards,in London,for the efficiency of the airline's belly cargo services. At the 20th Annual presentation ceremony of the Freddie Awards 2007,in Wyndham Phoenix,USA,in April 2008,Jet Airways' JetPrivilege,India's largest frequent flyer programme,won the coveted ‘Program of the Year’ award for the second consecutive year.In September 2007,Jet Airways was awarded the prestigious Avion Award for “Best Overall In-flight Entertainment (IFE) for Small Airlines” for the second consecutive year,at the 19th Annual Avion Awards 2007 in Toronto, Canada.
Amongst other notable international accolades conferred on the airline recently,Jet Airways was voted one of the top three airlines in the world by the Conde Nast Traveller readers’ poll in New York,in October 2008;honoured with the ‘Best Domestic Airline’ award for the fifth consecutive year and the sixth time in the last seven years at the prestigious TTG Travel Awards 2008 in Bangkok, also in October 2008;voted one of the top 10 Airlines in the world at the Best in Travel Poll 2008,organised by Hong Kong based SmartTravelAsia.com in September 2008;as well as the best airline in Central/South Asia & India in an annual Global Traveler magazine survey at an award ceremony in New York in January 2008.The airline was also recognised for the excellence and quality of its service and in-flight experience in the ‘Airline of the Year Category’ of the “Which?” Best Airline consumer survey held in London in June 2008,where Jet Airways emerged as the runner-up.
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