Jet Airways makes Guwahati as NE hub

Strengthens connectivity to the region

People look at a Jet Airways aircraft preparing to take off from the airport in Mumbai in this September 13, 2009 file photo. Loss-making carriers Jet Airways and SpiceJet are in talks with Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways and Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd, respectively, to sell minority stakes, a government source said. Any deal would be the first since India changed its rules in September 2012 to allow foreign carriers to buy stakes of up to 49 percent in local airlines, which have been battered by fierce competition and high operating costs. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/Files (INDIA - Tags: TRANSPORT CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS)

Jet Airways has announced plans to expand its operations in the northeast and make Guwahati its regional gateway of the region.

Under its summer schedule, Jet Airways has increased the number of weekly flights between the northeast and the rest of the country to 184, adding 30 new flights weekly, the airline said in a statement.

Strengthening connectivity between Delhi and the northeast, Jet Airways has introduces non-stop services to Aizawl, Jorhat and Silchar. The airline also resumes operations from Imphal.

It has also introduced direct flights between Mumbai and Jorhat and Imphal. Imphal is also being connected with Pune through direct flights via Guwahati and Kolkata.

Vinay Dube, CEO, Jet Airways , said: “The mix of new services — both non-stop as well as direct — between emerging cities, key metros and our hubs in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru, will not just help cater to this demand, but will also facilitate quicker and more convenient movement of guests throughout our network — in India and abroad.”