Jet Airways Enhances Reach in ASEAN Region with Codeshare Partners Garuda Indonesia and Vietnam Airlines

Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has expanded the scope of its codeshare agreements with Garuda Indonesia and Vietnam Airlines, the flag carriers of Indonesia and Vietnam respectively.

Jet Airways will place its code (9W) on Garuda Indonesia flights operating between Singapore (SIN) and the popular leisure destination - Bali Denpasar, (DPS) in Indonesia.

Guests travelling on both Jet Airways and Garuda Indonesia will be able to fly between various points on connecting flights operated by the carriers effective April 20, 2015. Jet Airways currently codeshares with Garuda Indonesia between  Singapore (SIN)  and Jakarta (CGK).

Similarly, Jet Airways will place its code (9W) on Vietnam Airlines’ flights operating between Singapore and Phu Quoc Island and vice versa effective April 15, 2015. This is in addition to the existing codeshare flights aligned with Vietnam Airlines between Bangkok (BKK), Hong Kong (HK), Singapore (SIN) and Hanoi (HAN), the capital of Vietnam.

Jet Airways offers services to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) through Bangkok from its hubs in Mumbai and Delhi.

Mr. Raj Sivakumar, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways, said, “Indonesia & Vietnam are strategic trade and investment partners for India and also popular tourist destinations for Indian travellers. The expanded codeshare cooperation with Garuda Indonesia and Vietnam Airlines further strengthens our position in Asia, allowing us to win new customers in the region and providing more options and easy connections to our existing guests.”

Jet Airways has 21 codeshare partners across the globe.

About Jet Airways:

Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 116 aircraft, which include a mix of state-of-the-art Boeing 777-300 ERs/Airbus A330-200/300 aircraft, Next Generation Boeing 737s and ATR 72-500/600s, and has one of the youngest fleet in the region with an average of 5.99 years. Flights to 73 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Bangkok, Brussels, Colombo, Dammam, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Kathmandu, Kuwait, London (Heathrow), Muscat, New York (Newark), Paris, Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore and Toronto.

Jet Airways is a member airline of Etihad Airways Partners.