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me111993 · Member Joined: 04 Sep 2009 Posts: 417 Location: AMD

Hey Everybody!!!
Mumbai: Jet Airways, the country’s largest airline by market value, is on course to revert to its capacity, which it used to operate before the economic downturn began.
"We have no further plans for capacity reduction...probably, we will go back to earlier seats," said Saroj Datta, executive director of Jet Airways to analysts conference call, without divulging the exact time of this capacity addition.
Jet Airways had cut available seats as much as 30%. Analysts said the proposed capacity addition would take place through adding more planes to its fleet and increasing seats to its no-frills JetKonnect.
Mr Datta said Jet has decided to add two Airbus 330, which were given on lease to Oman Air once their lease period expires in November, to its fleet. "We have not yet decided on our future course of action with the rest leased out planes," he added. In addition to two Airbus planes, Jet had leased out four Boeing 777 planes to Gulf Air whose leasing period will expire on Saturday.
Analysts say stability in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices, which constitute half of operational expenses, and a gradual turnaround in domestic traffic are responsible for Jet taking the decision to add capacity. In fact, the recovery in the domestic aviation sector has started getting momentum.

Spiderguy252 · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:04 pm Post subject:

2 330s and a few 777s, eh? Wonder where they'll fly them to, if they'll fly at all. They'll probably end up being stored.

avbuff · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2788 Location: FL,USA

*One of the 2 A330s are slated to fly to RUH, JED and the other will be used to launch BOM - NBO.

* The B77Ws are going to be leased out.

However no official confirmations as such, but this is most likely to happen.

me111993 · Member Joined: 04 Sep 2009 Posts: 417 Location: AMD

The ones leased out to oman air are the ones which were inturn leased from iflc with ilfc interiors right?? They have been serving 9w for years, whem does their leasing contracts end?
Also with 4 77w's coming back is there a chance that they would upgrade any US route??

mk777 · Member Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 18 Location: USA

They could try putting 2 77W's on DEL-MXP-IAD and see how it goes for them, i think it will be tough competition to AI who launch (if at all due to strike) DEL-JFK-IAD on the 77L from Dec 1st.

ajaind · Member Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 94 Location: Dubai, UAE

This sounds good for 9W. They should send the A330s on routes like DEL - DXB, BOM - DXB....Its high time EK got some competition....

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me111993 · Member Joined: 04 Sep 2009 Posts: 417 Location: AMD

Thats nice to hear Smile

. And by saying that they are upgrading EWR-BRU, you mean BOM-BRU-EWR right..
Also avbuff are you sure about BOM-NBO??

behramjee · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:11 am Post subject:

I believe the 2 A 332s taken off from EWR will be used to boost JED and RUH from daily B 738s to daily A 332s each respectively.
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xterra · Member Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 523 Location: DONT KNO

Bring home VT JEL !!!!

and let it JEL wid the 9w's fleet..
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me111993 · Member Joined: 04 Sep 2009 Posts: 417 Location: AMD

VT-JEL is the newest B77w currently stored in Marana right???
However it seems highly unlikely as if they do so, they would be inducting 5 b77w's in their fleet within a span of 1 month.!!

G-BYGB · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:24 pm Post subject:

avbuff · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2788 Location: FL,USA

BLR - BRU? BLR - LHR (IT)? Massive failures.

Not easy, 9W is maintaining the B77W BOM/DEL - LHR flights due to the UA/AA/AC/VS code shares and also due to the connections offered through BOM to HKG, SIN, BKK, KTM, DAC and the domestic network.

me111993 · Member Joined: 04 Sep 2009 Posts: 417 Location: AMD

You guys at BLR will have to wait to gain confidence of either 9w or IT after their massive failures on Long Haul routes out of BLR...
Some growth can still be expected on short haul intl routes like BLR-SIN/BKK/KUL/DXB/DOH...

Spiderguy252 · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:01 pm Post subject:

I wonder how IT's BLR-DXB flight is doing. BLR has not traditionally been a major O&D source for Gulf bound pax. And in any case, there's always EK with their 10 a week 777s on offer and at cheaper fares and a zillion connections.

G-BYGB · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:42 pm Post subject:

On one hand we see withdrawal of international flights from BLR by IT and 9W but on the other hand we see other carriers either upgrading or expanding their operations.

Like one member pointed out,9W can sure try out either a bi-weekly or tri-weekly flights to either CMB,KUL,SIN,BKK or anywhere in the middle east.Coz if not now,in the future atleast,9W will have to look for earning profits from their international operations from BLR,apart from MUM and DEL.

Once if they can make a small start then frequent flyers to these destinations may want to switch over to 9W because of their good service.Since most of the BLR flyers would have already flown abroad by 9W from MUM or DEL,they may prefer direct flights as it will save them time and cost.
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avbuff · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2788 Location: FL,USA

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