Jet Airways adjudged as best airline

Jet Airways has been adjudged the 'Best International Airline' at the Condé Nast Traveller India awards.

At a glittering ceremony in Mumbai last night, India's preferred international carrier was honoured with the prestigious award over several other leading international airlines. This award has been introduced by British Condé Nast Traveller magazine, together with Vogue.com and cntraveller.in to celebrate the launch of Condé Nast Traveller in India in October 2010.

Sudheer Raghavan, chief commercial officer, Jet Airways said, "We are proud and honoured to receive this award from Condé Nast Traveller in recognition of our renowned international service. Jet Airways is committed to delivering truly world class service and has worked to continuously enhance the excellent in-flight services on all our flights. The 'Best Indian Airline' award is testimony to our commitment to focus on the needs of the passenger and to enhance the Jet Airways experience for our customers. We will persist in our endeavor to exceed customer expectations and create benchmarks in service standards for others to follow."

With 23 international destinations and 85 daily international flights, Jet Airways along with Jetlite is the largest private airline operator in the country. Jet Airways currently flies to New York (both JFK and Newark), Toronto, Brussels, London (Heathrow), Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Bangkok, Kathmandu, Dhaka, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jeddah, Sharjah, Dammam and Riyadh. Johannesburg is the twenty-third destination recently added in the airline's international network.

For the domestic market, Jet Airways recently launched the all-new 'Konnect Select', a premium cabin on several domestic routes, effective April 26, 2010. 'Konnect Select' is specifically targeted at the business and leisure travelers who desire more flexibility, comfort and benefits.

In today's trade, the stock closed at Rs537.85, up by 2.25%, with a volume of 2.77 lakh shares on the BSE.