First post so hopefully it's in the right section.

There seem to be some good prices available for business class flying Jet Airways on various search engines, for travel from LHR-BKK via DEL, BOM or combination of the two.

However in the flight details I noticed that it says the flights are operated by Jetkonnect for all legs.

Outbound flights for example from LHR via DEL to BKK are 9W121 & 9W64

Inbound 9W63 & 9W122

Jetkonnect seem to be the budget arm of Jet Airways, and so I guess my question is are the flights on Jet Airways planes? Skytrax have Jet Airways as having one of the best business class seats in the world. Or will all or any of the legs be with Jetkonnect and what does that mean in terms of service and comfort?

I have tried googling the answer but the answers seem to be contradictory. Hope the above makes sense.

Any info or help would be much appreciated, thanks.

Welcome to Flyertalk, tafer2uk! I think this will be shortly moved to a more specific forum.

Sounds like a booking system error in giving you the flight details. JetKonnect flights use the Jet Airways codes 9W2xxx (or begin with S2), and only operate (AFAIK) domestic routes.

Ok thanks

Moving this thread to the India-based airlines forum. Thanks for your understanding.

Jouy31
TravelBuzz co-moderator

Dont think they have anything like a dedicated fleet for Konnect services. I have mostly seen aircraft operate a Konnect segment immediately after a regular mainline flight. They also change a Konnect flight to a Mainline flight and vice versa. Not really sure what the difference is: same plane, same crew: on the mainline 9W flight we get a free meal in Y- thats it!

Best business class? Maybe their international fleet! Their domestic 737's have the regular regional business class- 2x2 layout with 37-40" pitch.

All of the above 4 flight numbers are for the main-line Jet Airways flights.

You probably seem to be using an OTA / Consolidator, who may not display the most accurate info.

Try ITA Matrix or Google Flights

Thanks for the replies everyone, looking at the plane's flying on the routes it looks like the lhr-del leg (B77W) is the international business class with herringbone configuration and the del-bkk is (B738/9) and a regional configuration.

What are peoples thoughts on the difference between Bombay airport & Delhi as via Bombay has slightly better flight times, but reading reviews their airport is a bit more chaotic and need of modernisation plus the connection time of one hour seems a bit tight given the above.

I suspect it varies - on HYD-DEL, I've always had ex-S2 aircraft (which I guess makes sense for HYD). They tend to be particularly cramped and a little worn, so I'm not awfully keen...

Mumbai airport is top notch. you must be reading reviews from times ago. Intl to Intl transfers should not be a problem since 9W should be able to do a apron transfer for you.

I personally prefer Delhi T3. In my mind the best airport experience in the country. Jet's domestic and international operations are also in this same terminal, and seamlessly connected.

international to international connections are very easy at both airports....personally i prefer del but you can't go wrong with either one....

Thanks for all the replies guys, just need to convince the wife the �1000 saving over Ethiad is worth giving them a try!

A year ago, we flew JAI-BOM on a JetKonnect 737-800 BSI, then BOM-CMB on a "mainline" Jet 737-800. Both J class flights were outstanding and I couldn't tell much difference between the two. Indeed, IMO they were as good as EY's regional J class. Some pics of each...
JAI-BOM JetKonnect Business Class
BOM-CMB Jet Airways Business Class