Jet to start BOM-JNB
Feb 17, 2010 | 3:37 pm
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Feb 17, 2010 | 6:06 pm
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Here is a quick summary of what's in the release:
Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, today announced that it will commence daily non-stop flights from Mumbai to Johannesburg from April 14th, 2010. The airline will introduce services to the Rainbow Nation using a new state-of-the-art Airbus 330-200 aircraft.
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Flight 9W 242 will depart Mumbai at 0205 hours, arriving in Johannesburg at 0735 hrs. On the return leg, flight 9W 241 will depart Johannesburg at 1100 hrs, arriving in Mumbai at 2330 hrs.*
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Return Economy fares from various Indian cities start from INR 35,595 while return Premiere (Business Class) fares start from INR 1,16,020.**
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Flight 9W 242 will depart Mumbai at 0205 hours, arriving in Johannesburg at 0735 hrs. On the return leg, flight 9W 241 will depart Johannesburg at 1100 hrs, arriving in Mumbai at 2330 hrs.*
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Return Economy fares from various Indian cities start from INR 35,595 while return Premiere (Business Class) fares start from INR 1,16,020.**
EDIT: Darn, no such luck during World Cup season (rt ai ~65K INR). Oh well.
Last edited by Mr. Bean; Feb 17, 2010 at 6:18 pm
Feb 23, 2010 | 10:19 pm
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Never bothered to fly this route though, so can't comment further.
Feb 24, 2010 | 12:59 am
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but they have a special offer till the 31st of may where you can redeem your miles at a 25% discount....so redemption in economy will be 20,250 & 40,500 for business....
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Feb 24, 2010 | 9:12 am
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Great news!! Have only flown Jet domestically (fabulous) and JetKonnect (no comment). In three weeks trying out J SIN-BOM, very excited about that too.
Just one question. Why the dreadful departure time? Wouldn't it make sense to have a morning departure ex BOM and an afternoon return from JNB to maximise connection possibilities? This is a pet peeve of mine, getting quite sick of these 0200-0400 departures
Good luck anyways!!
Just one question. Why the dreadful departure time? Wouldn't it make sense to have a morning departure ex BOM and an afternoon return from JNB to maximise connection possibilities? This is a pet peeve of mine, getting quite sick of these 0200-0400 departures
Good luck anyways!!
Mar 14, 2010 | 9:37 pm
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Mar 15, 2010 | 1:46 am
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