Jet Airways Ltd is an Indian airline based in Delhi NCR, with a training and developmental center in Mumbai.
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21 Facts About Jet Airways
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On 15 May 2022, Jet Airways conducted the first set of three proving flights by flying from Delhi-Mumbai, Mumbai-Ahmedabad, and Ahmedabad-Delhi routes using the aircraft VT-SXE.
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Jet Airways was listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and became a public company on 28 December 2004.
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In January 2006, Jet Airways announced its intention to acquire Air Sahara for in an all-cash deal; however, the deal fell through in June 2006.
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In October 2008, Jet Airways laid off 1,900 of its employees, who were later re-instated due to intervention from the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
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In October 2008, Jet Airways entered into an alliance with rival Kingfisher Airlines for code-sharing on domestic and international flights, collaboration on frequent-flyer program and sharing crew and ground handling equipment.
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Jet Airways merged the JetLite brand into Jet Konnect on 25 March 2012 and started offering business-class seats after the demise of Kingfisher Airlines.
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Jet Airways announced on 11 August 2014 that it would phase out Jet Konnect by the end of the year as part of plans to re-position itself as a uniform full-service operator.
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In December 2015, Jet Airways announced the closure of its scissor hub at Brussels Airport by March 2016 and the opening of new hub at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport effective 27 March 2016.
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Jet Airways took to the skies again on 6 May 2022 after a gap of three years.
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Jet Airways introduced its new identity in conjunction with a global brand re-launch which included new aircraft and seating.
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Jet Airways was expected to begin service to Newark via Brussels in June 2005.
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In March 2005, the airline submitted an application to the United States Department of Transportation; however, the application was opposed by Nancy Heckerman, CEO of a US registered company Jet Airways Inc, based in Bethesda, Maryland, alleging trademark infringement and connections to terrorist outfit Al Qaeda.
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Jet Airways rebuffed the claims, which was tossed out as a frivolous lawsuit.
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Subsequently, in 2016, reports surfaced that the initial investment for Jet Airways itself had come through shell companies from the Isle of Man, and was heavily funded by the Indian underworld.
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Since 2007, Jet Airways has had a scissors hub at Brussels Airport for onward transatlantic connections to North America, which was replaced by Amsterdam Airport Schiphol from 27 March 2016.
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Jet Airways had codeshare agreements with the following airlines before ceasing their operations:.
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Jet Airways ordered 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliner on 29 December 2006 to operate on long-haul routes.
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Jet Airways had three classes of service: First, Premiere and Economy.
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On 1 February 2016, Jet Airways announced the introduction of an in-flight entertainment service for streaming of entertainment content directly to Wi-Fi enabled personal devices of the passengers.
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