vIndianz.com (Aug. 19, 2009) — Jet Airways launched its inaugural service from Mumbai to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
This is the airline’s second service to Saudi Arabia, after the airline’s existing daily Mumbai-Jeddah service.
The airline offers four services a week on the Mumbai-Riyadh-Mumbai sectors, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays respectively, aboard a state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
Jet Airways will also launch a new, daily service to Dubai from Hyderabad, its fifth daily service to the Gulf emirate and second from Southern India.
Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 83 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 47 next generation Boeing 737-700/800/900 aircraft and 14 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft.
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- Dubai May Sell Shares to Public Amid Restructuring – BusinessWeek
- Iran-Saudi Arabia rift widens over Bahrain – The Hindu
- Saudi Arabia fires coach after loss to Syria – USA Today
- Saudi Arabia says it’s ready to help Bahrain’s rulers – Washington Post
- United unveils first new-look Boeing 747 – USA Today
- Amid the Mideast protests, where is Saudi Arabia? – Washington Post
- Boeing Ascends After First 747-8 Flight – TheStreet.com
- Saudis Signal Boost to Oil Shipments – Wall Street Journal
- U.S. Says Iran Is Meddling In Bahrain – Wall Street Journal
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