Jet Airways to start daily direct flights between Mangaluru & New Delhi from January 16

The airline said as part of the launch, it is offering an attractive, inaugural one–way economy fare of Rs 4,929 and a special, return fare of Rs 9,698 on the Mangaluru-Delhi-Mangaluru route. Representational Image. Image Source: IANS

Premier full service air carrier Jet Airways on Thursday announced new daily direct flights between Mangaluru and New Delhi starting from January 16 this year.

The new daily flights will connect Mangaluru to a whole host of destinations across North, Northeast India and even internationally, via New Delhi, further bolstering the airline’s already extensive service network, cited Jet Airways in a press release pubished on its website.

"Jet Airways is delighted to introduce the new service between Mangaluru and Delhi. While we already have one of the most extensive domestic networks in the industry connecting 46 cities, we’re constantly striving to enhance it further for greater convenience of our guests. Jet Airways has already established itself as a prestigious brand in the competitive domestic sector and I’m confident the introduction of the new service will further cement our place as the airline of choice in the Indian skies," Jet Airways chief commercial officer Jayaraj Shanmugam, said in a statement.

The airline said as part of the launch, it is offering an attractive, inaugural one–way economy fare of Rs 4,929 and a special, return fare of Rs 9,698 on the Mangaluru-Delhi-Mangaluru route.

Besides, the new flight links Mangaluru to key international business centres such as London, Amsterdam, Singapore and Hong Kong and popular tourist destinations such as Bangkok, Kathmandu and Dhaka through New Delhi, it said in a release.

The airline will deploy the Boeing 737-800 Next Generation (NG) aircraft on this route.

It currently operates daily flights to Abu Dhabi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Dubai, and Mumbai from Mangaluru.