Jet Airways to introduce Amritsar-London flight on Aug 4

Chandigarh, July 26 (UNI) Private carrier Jet Airways will launch a new international flight linking Amritsar with London from August 4.

The thrice a week service will be operated with a brand new leased Airbus A330-200 aircraft on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from August 4 onwards. Flight 9W 124 will depart from Amritsar at 1425 hrs and reach London's Heathrow airport at 1905 hrs. The return flight 9W 123 will depart from London at 2235 hrs and arrive at Amritsar at 1135 hrs (the next day).

This direct service to London will be the fourth non-stop flight operated by Jet Airways from India to London.

''From April next year, Jet would link New Delhi and Mumbai with US-cities including New York and Chicago,''Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jet Airways Wolfgang Prock Schauer announced at a media briefing here today.

The airline already operates two daily flights between Mumbai and London and one daily flight between Delhi and London, Mr Schauer said.

As part of its inaugural offer, Jet Airways is introducing a special companion free offer in the premiere class. This offer is valid till August 31 and outbound travel must commence on/before August 31. Both fare paid and companion passenger must travel together for the outbound sector.

For travel in the economy class, Jet Airways is also offering special fares ranging from Rs 17,000 to Rs 25,00 (excluding taxes) until August 15. To avail this offer, outbound travel must commence between August 4 and September 30, subject to certain terms and conditions.

The aircraft's inflight entertainment systems and content onboard the A330-220 aircrat will offer three Punjabi movies, one Punjab sitcom and a compilation of Punjabi music videos.

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