OREANDA-NEWS. October 31, 2011. Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, yesterday commenced daily flights from Thiruvananthapuram to Sharjah, aboard a state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The airline currently operates a daily flight from Kochi to Sharjah and the addition of another daily service further enhances its growing International network. This is the airline’s tenth daily service from India to the United Arab Emirates and the twenty-second Jet Airways flight from India to the Gulf.

Flight 9W 570 departed Thiruvananthapuram at 1015 hours local time, arriving in Sharjah at 1240 hours (LT). The return flight 9W 569 departed Sharjah at 1340 hours (LT), arriving in Thiruvananthapuram at 1900 hours (LT).

Jet Airways' guests on the sector will enjoy a world class in-flight product, warm service, award winning in-flight entertainment, as well as delectable cuisine, all adding up to a best-in-class travel experience. Jet Airways currently operates to 24 International destinations.

With this additional flight between India and Sharjah, business customers of Jet Airways may now enjoy a wide choice of timings throughout the day between India and United Arab Emirates. The flights are conveniently timed to connect with Jet Airways' industry-leading domestic network and its fast-growing network to SAARC/ASEAN points.

The introduction of the new flight further strengthens Jet Airways’ presence in the United Arab Emirates. Jet Airways’ Gulf network now serves 10 destinations in the Middle Eastern region. The additional services from Thiruvananthapuram will now complement the airline’s existing daily Gulf operations to Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Doha, Kuwait, Muscat and Sharjah, as well as Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam from Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad.