Jet Airways to introduce 20 new and additional flights on domestic and international routes. The airline, will also add new frequencies on destinations such as Bangkok, Kathmandu and Singapore as well as Doha and Dubai effective early December.
In addition, a third daily flight from Delhi to Bangkok and Singapore and a third daily service from Mumbai to Singapore will soon be added, company said.
The second daily flights are likely to commence from Mumbai and Delhi with Doha respectively in December. Furthermore, Jet Airways would also begin its fourth daily frequency between Delhi and Kathmandu.
Meanwhile, cash-strapped airlines will have to bargain hard with lessors as it renew leases for narrow-bodied aircraft as payments are due on November 24.
The airline must work out a deferred payment agreement for 78 aircraft else it will need to curtail its operations. Industry experts estimate a narrow body Boeing aircraft, of the type Jet is using, is typically leased at around $1,50,000- $2,00,000 per month, the report said.
@Financial Express
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