Jet Airways to make maiden flight to KL

Jet Airways to make maiden flight to KL

KUALA LUMPUR: Indian carrier Jet Airways will make its maiden
flight to Malaysia on April 29, marking growing economic ties
between Kuala Lumpur and New Delhi, a senior airport official
said on Wednesday.

Malaysia Airports Holding Bhd. senior marketing manager
Mohamed Sallauddin Mat Sah told AFP that Jet Airways would launch
daily roundtrip flights from Chennai to Kuala Lumpur using its
new Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

"India is another emerging market. The new carrier into the
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) will bring surely more
Indian tourists into Malaysia," he said.

Mohamed said Jet Airways' rival carrier Air Sahara would soon
make an announcement about their own plans to fly to KLIA.

"We will know about its first flight and frequency in the next
two days," he said.

An official with Jet Airways said even though the Kuala Lumpur
- Chennai route was saturated with other carriers, it would
remain the most profitable route between the two countries.

"We are confident to fill the flight. Jet Airways will offer
discount tickets for a month," he said, adding that "we do not
want to create a price war." -- AFP