Jet Airways announces everyday Kochi-Dubai direct flights

Expanding its connection, Jet Airways has launched direct flight from Kochi to Dubai.

This the first direct flight of Jet Airways from Kerala to that area and will supplement such domestic flight tickets from other areas to Abu Dhabi, Dammam, Doha, Kuwait, Muscat and Sharjah, among others.

Dubai is linked with five flights from Mumbai, one from Mangalore and two with Delhi, making it the biggest owner between India and Dubai.

Jet Airways flight 9W 528 will take off from Kochi International airport at 0830 hrs (local time) and will appear in Dubai at 1140 hrs (local time). The return journey 9W 527 will leave from Dubai Worldwide International airport at 1240 hrs (local time) to reach Kochi at 1800 hrs (local time).

With these new improved flight tickets, Jet Airways will achieve the landmark milestone of becoming India's first private airline to operate over 50 everyday flight tickets to multiple places in the Beach.

The new journey on the popular demand route will provide not only to the increasing number of India retirees but also boost tourism and trade between the two places, increasing traffic to and from India, Jet Airways Vice Chief executive, Sales, Rajeev R Nambiar announced.

At a ceremony marking the occasion, Ernakulam region Enthusiast M G Rajamanickam lit the ceremonial light. Cochin International airport Ltd (CIAL) Handling Home V J Kurien, International airport director A K C Nair was among those present.

The air travel will set up its next generation Boeing 737-800 airplane, offering double category settings of Business and Economy Class.

The airways operate across 55 places in the domestic and 22 places overseas.