Jet Airways will commence daily non-stop flights from New Delhi to Milan from December 5, 2010. The service on the India-Italy route will make Milan the 24th international destination on Jet Airways' network. The airline will introduce this service using its state-of-the-art Airbus 330-200 aircraft which is configured in two classes, with 30 seats in Première (Business Class) 190 seats in Economy. Flight 9W 142 will depart Delhi at 12:55 hours, arriving in Milan at 18:00 hrs. On the return leg, flight 9W 141 will depart Milan at 21:25 hrs, arriving in Delhi at 09:55 hrs.
With Milan being strategically located at the heart of Central Europe, Jet Airways' daily non-stop service will allow its guests enhanced connectivity from Milan to several Italian cities like Florence, Rome, Venice and Pisa, besides easy access to other European destinations like Paris, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Helsinki, Lisbon, Madrid, Zurich, Vienna, Belgrade and Budapest in conjunction with its interline partners.
According to the company release, this flight, the only one to offer a direct air link on the India-Italy route will also effectively utilise New Delhi's new state-of-the-art Terminal 3, as an operational hub offering seamless connectivity to and from India. Guests travelling from Milan to India will be able to connect to over 42 destinations on Jet Airways' network within India and will also have access to travel onwards to Jet Airways' destinations of Kathmandu, Dhaka, Colombo and further onto Asian destinations like Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong.
According to Nikos Kardassis, CEO, Jet Airways, "Jet Airways is delighted to bridge two ancient and historical civilizations, which now play an important role in the 21st century. Milan - a truly international and cosmopolitan city is recognised globally, as not only the fashion and design capital of the world but also as the engine room of the Italian economy. We are confident that Jet Airways will soon emerge as the preferred carrier on this popular route given our unparalleled network in India and ever expanding international footprint. Milan, as indeed the European Union is an important market for us and we are convinced of capturing and growing the market. We believe that this new route has the potential to serve the needs of our discerning corporate and leisure travellers."