Jet Airways and ANA to Commence Code Share on Mumbai-Tokyo Route using ANA Business

Released on: April 7, 2008, 10:27 pm

Press Release Author: Parinaz Driver

Industry: Transportation & Logistics

Press Release Summary: April 07, 2008: Jet Airways, India's premier airline and
Tokyo based ANA plan to commence a code sharing and network-wide reciprocal frequent
flier partnership effective May 21, 2008, subject to regulatory approval.

Press Release Body: With this agreement, the first of its kind between an Indian and
Japanese carrier, Jet Airways will place its flight code, 9W, on ANA's daily
business jet flights between Mumbai and Tokyo Narita.

Both airlines will link their Frequent Flier Programmes (FFP), allowing Jet Airways'
JetPrivilege members to accrue and redeem miles on ANA operated flights, and members
of ANA's Mileage Club programme to do the same on all flights operated by Jet
Airways.

Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, Jet Airways' CEO, said, "We are proud to announce a
partnership between ANA and Jet Airways. Both carriers share the same values of
excellent service and have good complementary route networks we can offer to our
passengers. Customers will enjoy several benefits such as frequent flier miles and
seamless travel using ANA and Jet Airways' networks".

"We are delighted to work with Jet Airways in this way to bring together the peoples
of India and Japan," said ANA president and CEO, Mineo Yamamoto. "Our two countries
- located at opposite ends of Asia - represent the diversity and dynamism of our
region, and Jet Airways, with its famed high quality of service and remarkable
growth, itself typifies those qualities," he continued.

ANA operates a Boeing 737-700ER in an exclusive all-business class configuration of
36 seats between Mumbai and Tokyo. The route was inaugurated on September 1, 2007
on a six flights per week basis, with a planned increase to seven flights per week
from April 11 2008.

Jet Airways, the Spirit of New India:

Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 81 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing
777-300 ER aircraft, 8 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 54 classic and next generation
Boeing 737-400/700/800/900 aircraft and 9 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With
an average fleet age of 4.20 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft
fleet in the world. Jet Airways operates over 380 flights daily.

Flights to 59 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond,
including New York (both JFK and Newark) Toronto, Brussels, London (Heathrow),
Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Bangkok, Kathmandu, Dhaka, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat
and Doha. The airline plans to extend its international operations to other cities
in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia in phases with the introduction of
additional wide-body aircraft into its fleet.

About ANA

Ranked among the top 10 airlines in the world, carrying 50 million passengers every
year to 50 destinations in Japan and 27 cities throughout Asia, Europe and the
United States, ANA is recognised for outstanding passenger service both on the
ground and in the air. In the greatest Japanese tradition of mixing hospitality
with high technology, personalised la carte service complements state-of-the-art
entertainment systems and the latest in cabin design. ANA has been in the airline
business for over 50 years, and combined with ANA Group companies its activities
extend across a host of complete travel and aviation-related services. It is the
launch customer of the Boeing 787 and was voted Airline of the Year for 2007 by Air
Transport World magazine.

As a member of Star Alliance, the world\'s foremost airline alliance, ANA passengers
enjoy access to a network of 897 airport destinations in 160 countries, and
reciprocal benefits such as mileage accrual and redemption, and lounge access.

Contact
Ragini Chopra, Vice President- Corporate Communications and PR, Jet Airways:
raginic@jetairways.com

Rob Henderson, ANA - Public Relations: r.henderson@ana.co.jp

Web Site: http://www.jetairways.com

Contact Details: Jet Airways (India) Ltd. S.M. Centre,
Andheri-Kurla Road,
Andheri (East),
Mumbai - 400059
India
Phone: +91 22 4019 1000
Fax: +91 22 2920 1313

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