Dude Jet is planning a huge expansion plan, and is working towards the course of being India's Largest Airlines. As the same was in the news couple of months back.
Some examples:
Jet Airways plans more overseas flights by December 2012
New Delhi: Naresh Goyal's Jet Airways is spreading its wings to reach more overseas destinations by winter of 2012, and thus coming strikingly close to Air India, India's national airline which currently flies to more overseas destinations.
With the civil aviation ministry ending Air India's monopoly over bilateral traffic rights, allowing all Indian carriers to utilise these, Jet Airways has sought government permission to expand its international services to 518 flights per week from 370 at present by winter of 2012.
Goyal, who is seen frequenting the civil aviation ministry more often these days, is looking at fulfilling his long awaited ambition of widening Jet's footprint in Europe, provided he gets the permission to implement this 40% jump in his airline's international operations.
The carrier has sought the ministry's approval to add 35 new flights to Germany and seven each to France and Belgium, in addition to seven each to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sharjah and Vietnam.
"The airline is likely to seek clearances for the next winter and summer schedules in advance too as this will allow them to prepare smoothly for new operations by tying up with new airports, hire requisite staff at these stations and get the desired slots there," a senior aviation ministry official said on conditions of anonymity.
06/04/12 Anindya Upadhyay/Economic Times
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Friday, April 13, 2012
Jet Airways eyes more internatioanl routes; expediates hiring of pilots
India's largest carrier by market share, Jet Airways is looking at expanding its international operations in a big way. The airline wants to start flying on the Manila & Kuala Lumpur routes a part form increasing flights to Europe & Gulf countries according to two sources familiar with the details.
In line with this strategy, the airline is also on a pilot hiring spree. The airline has hired nearly 20 pilots in the last few weeks and is still in the process of hiring more. It will also be aircraft fleet once these approvals come through.
'The airline will induct 10 to 12 aircraft once the ministry gives them approvals' said a source who did not want to be named.
International operations contribute nearly 60% to Jet Airways' revenues. With the civil aviation ministry ending Air India's monopoly over bilateral traffic rights, allowing all Indian carriers to utilize these, Jet Airways has also sought government permission to expand its international services to 518 flights per week from 370 at present by winter of 2012.
12/04/12 Sameer Hashmi/Economic Times
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Do you still think that jet is downsizing, after the void left by KF in the market all the airlines are running to grab it asap?