Jet connects Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Raipur, Hyderabad

New Delhi, Apr 1 (UNI) Jet Airways today announced a new service, connecting Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Raipur and Hyderabad, including the first ever direct flight between Bhopal and Raipur.

The airline has also introduced an additional frequency on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai sector, its CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer said in a statement.

''With smaller metros like Bhopal, Raipur and Indore growing at a fast pace, we are confident that the introduction of services on these routes will prove popular and convenient for passengers,'' he said.

On the flight schedule, he said 9W 2408 will depart Ahmedabad at 0030 hrs and arrive in Mumbai 0150 hrs. On the return leg, it will leave Mumbai at 0245 hrs and arrive in Ahmedabad at 0405 hrs.

Flight 9W 3417 will depart Ahmedabad at 0630 hrs and arrive in Indore at 0750 hrs. It will leave Indore at 0820 hrs and arrive in Bhopal at 0905 hrs.

It will then depart Bhopal at 0935 hrs and arrive in Raipur at 1105 hrs. This will be the first ever direct service between Bhopal and Raipur.

The flight will depart Raipur at 1135 hrs and arrive in Hyderabad at 1315 hrs, making it the airline's first direct service between the two cities.

On the Indore-Hyderabad sector, Jet Airways will be the first airline to arrive in Hyderabad from Indore. This flight will have two stopovers at Bhopal and Raipur en-route to Hyderabad.

On the return leg, flight 9W 3418 will depart Hyderabad at 1440 hrs and arrive in Raipur at 1615 hrs. It will then depart Raipur at 1645 hrs and arrive in Bhopal at 1815 hrs. The evening flight will leave Bhopal at 1845 hrs and arrive in Indore at 1930 hrs. It will depart Indore at 2000 hrs and arrive in Ahmedabad at 2120 hrs.

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