Jet Airways to deploy Airbus 330-200 on Mumbai-Singapore route
It will deploy the Airbus 330-200 instead of the current Boeing 737 on the busy route, the company said in a statement, adding that the new aircraft can accommodate 18 seats in the 'Premiere' class and 236 in the economy.
- May 12, 2016,
- Updated May 12, 2016 9:03 AM IST
Leading carrier Jet Airways on Wednesday said it will deploy an aircraft on the Mumbai-Singapore route to increase its carrying capacity by 50 per cent.
It will deploy the Airbus 330-200 instead of the current Boeing 737 on the busy route, the company said in a statement, adding that the new aircraft can accommodate 18 seats in the 'Premiere' class and 236 in the economy.
"This sector has seen a growth in traffic by over 34 per cent in last two years, particularly among business travellers," its whole time director Gaurang Shetty said.
Apart from the business travellers, this sector also sees demand from passengers wishing to travel ahead from Singapore to Australian and ASEAN destinations, he added.
Leading carrier Jet Airways on Wednesday said it will deploy an aircraft on the Mumbai-Singapore route to increase its carrying capacity by 50 per cent.
It will deploy the Airbus 330-200 instead of the current Boeing 737 on the busy route, the company said in a statement, adding that the new aircraft can accommodate 18 seats in the 'Premiere' class and 236 in the economy.
"This sector has seen a growth in traffic by over 34 per cent in last two years, particularly among business travellers," its whole time director Gaurang Shetty said.
Apart from the business travellers, this sector also sees demand from passengers wishing to travel ahead from Singapore to Australian and ASEAN destinations, he added.