Jet Airways Wins `Apai Excellence Award` For `Best Full Service Airline In India` For Year 2007

Released on: April 9, 2008, 10:44 pm

Press Release Author: Parinaz Driver

Industry: Transportation & Logistics

Press Release Summary: March 19, 2008: Jet Airways, India's premier airline, has won
the Excellence Award for the 'Best Full Service Airline in India' for the year 2007
by the Air Passengers Association of India (APAI).

Press Release Body: The Award was given away at the opening ceremony of the "2nd
Civil Aviation Week- Airport and Airline 2008 Expo" on Tuesday,March 18, 2008, at
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

The airline emerged victorious on the basis of a poll conducted by the association
among its members through its website, via e-mails and by distributing printed forms
to be deposited in a ballot box at various airports, as also aviation
correspondents from across the country and frequent flyers.

Speaking on behalf of the airline, Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO, Jet Airways,
said, "Jet Airways is honoured at the confidence and faith our customers have
reposed in us. This award will serve to further renew our commitment to providing
our passengers the finest travel experience in the skies".

In the seventeen years since its inception, APAI has supported the rights of air
passengers and voiced their concerns in the corridors of power, making a real
difference to the air travel scene in India.

Jet Airways, the Spirit of New India:

Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 80 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing
777-300 ER aircraft, 8 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 53 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 4.30 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft
fleet in the world. Jet Airways operates over 370 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.

Jet Airways
Public Relations
New Delhi & Mumbai,India
March 2008

Jet Airways (I) Ltd

Ragini Chopra
Vice President - Corporate Communications & PR
New Delhi, India
Tel: +91-11-4164 5080
Fax: +91-11-4609 5084
raginic@jetairways.com

A.K. Sivanandan
Sr. General Manager - PR
New Delhi, India
Tel: +91-11-2652 3357
Fax: +91-11-2652 3348
asivanandan@jetairways.com

Srirupa Sen
Manager - PR
Mumbai, India
Tel: +91-22-2852 3648
Fax: +91-22-2920 4437
ssen@jetairways.com

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

Contact Details: Andheri-Kurla Road,
Andheri (East),
Mumbai - 400059
India
Phone: +91 22 4019 1000
Fax: +91 22 2920 1313
pdriver@jetairways.com
http://www.jetairways.com

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