Jet Airways Wins The `Best Cargo Airline Of Central Asia` Award

Released on: May 29, 2008, 1:02 am

Press Release Author: Parinaz Driver

Industry: Transportation & Logistics

Press Release Summary: May 27, 2008: Jet Airways, India's premier airline, has won
the 'Best Cargo Airline of Central Asia' at the prestigious Cargo Airline of the
Year Awards, held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London.

Press Release Body: This Award is widely acknowledged in the air cargo industry.
The winner is determined on the basis of votes cast by the readers of Air Cargo
News, the world's best-read air cargo newspaper. These votes are then checked by a
neutral body, BIFA (British International Freight Association) and winners in
various categories determined.

Mr. Duncan Gambrill, General Manager - UK & Ireland, Jet Airways and Mr. Steve
Stewart, Regional Manager Cargo - UK & Ireland , Jet Airways received the award on
behalf of the company in the presence of an impressive industry gathering of six
hundred distinguished guests who flew in from different corners of the globe to
support and acknowledge the achievements of their peers.

Commenting on the honour, Mr. Jay Shelat, Vice President-Cargo, Jet Airways, said,
"We are delighted to receive this honour, which is a reflection of the high
standards of Jet Airways' cargo services. Accolades such as these spur us on to
greater heights as we further expand our services around the world, including the
launch of our maiden flight on the Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco sector on June 14,
2008. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our customers, front line
staff and airport services who helped us achieve this award."

The Cargo Airline of the Year Awards celebrated its Silver Jubilee this year, having
recognized for 25 years the very best achievements and highest standards of quality
and service provided by airlines around the world.

About Jet Airways:

Jet Airways, with the acquisition of JetLite, today has a combined fleet strength of
106 aircraft and offers customers a schedule of over 525 flights daily.

JetLite:

JetLite is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jet Airways India Ltd. and was acquired by
Jet Airways in April 2007. Positioned as a value based Airline, JetLite promises to
offer value for money fares. JetLite currently operates a fleet of 24 aircraft,
which includes 17 Boeing 737 series and 7 Canadian Regional Jets 200 Series.
JetLite operates 141 flights every day to 30 domestic destinations and 2
international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo)

Jet Airways
Public Relations
New Delhi & Mumbai, India
May 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: 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
pdriver@jetairways.com

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