Jet Airways will launch its Mangalore-Dubai flight on January 3 next year, breaking a six-year-long monopoly of Air India Express in the Middle East sector. The inaugural flight coincides with the month-long 18th edition of Dubai Shopping Festival which also starts on the same date.

India's second largest airline, Jet Airways, will offer eight business class and 162 economy class seats to start with. The flight (9W532) will depart from Mangalore at 8pm and arrive in Dubai at 10.30pm. The corresponding flight (9W531) will depart from Dubai at 11.30pm and reach Mangalore the next day at 4.30am.