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Jet Airways, India’s premier airline, will launch its new international flight linking Amritsar with London, making it the first Indian carrier to provide a direct service between the Holy City to the United Kingdom.

The thrice a week service will be operated with a brand new leased Airbus A330-200 aircraft on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from August 4 onwards. Flight 9W 124 will depart from Amritsar at 1425 hrs and reach London’s Heathrow airport at 1905 hrs (Local Time) the same day. The return flight 9W 123 will depart from London at 2235 hrs (Local Time) and arrive at Amritsar at 1135 hrs, the next day.

This direct service to London, will be the fourth non-stop flight operated by Jet Airways from India to London. The airline already operates two daily flights between Mumbai and London and one daily flight between Delhi and London, Mr Wolfgang Prock Schauer, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jet Airways announced at a media briefing here on Wednesday.

As part of its inaugural offer, Jet Airways is introducing a special Companion Free Offer in the Premiere Class. This offer is valid till August 31 and outbound travel must commence on/before August 31. Both fare paid and companion passenger must travel together for the outbound sector.

For travel in the economy class, Jet Airways is also offering special fares ranging from Rs 17,000 to Rs 25,00 (excluding taxes) until August 15. To avail this offer, outbound travel must commence between August 4 and September 30, subject to certain terms and conditions.

The aircraft’s InFlight Entertainment (IFE) systems and content onboard the A330-220 aircrat will offer three Punjabi movies, one Punjab sitcom and a compilation of Punjabi Music Videos.