With the induction of the Airbus 340-300E into its fleet, Jet Airways became the first Indian airline to use this type of aircraft on its long-haul routes.
Jet Airways, the largest privately owned airline in India, is set to continue its global expansion with the commencement of direct flights from London to Mumbai on May 23.
Flights will operate daily from Heathrow Terminal 3, departing in the evening and arriving in Mumbai the following morning.
This is the first of the three A340-300E aircraft that are being inducted into the Jet fleet through May to June 2005.
The A340-300 flying on London-Mumbai route has 38 business class seats and 231 economy class seats and boasts of having the one of the quietest cabins in the sky
A return flight in the Economy class would cost £399 (Rs 32,000) per person.
Photograph: Jewella C Miranda
Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO, Jet Airways cuts a cake, which resembles the aircraft, while Saroj K Dutta, Executive Director, and Peter Luethi, Chief Operating Officer, look on.
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