Jet Airways on Wednesday announced the launch of its first daily direct flight from Kozhikode, Kerala, to Dammam in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The first incoming flight from Damman arrived in Kozhikode on Wednesday, the company said in a press statement. The carrier has deployed a Boeing 737-800 aircraft on this route.
Jet Airways now operates eight flights daily from India to Saudi Arabia, making it the largest Indian operator in the region, it added. Jet Airways now operates over 60 daily flights to multiple destinations in the Gulf.
Gaurang Shetty, Senior vice-president – Commercial, Jet Airways, said, “The introduction of this new flight from Kozhikode to Dammam is an important landmark providing guests with seamless connectivity for point to point travel.