July 28, 2006
No plans to acquire any airline: Jet
Smarting from a failed bid to takeover Air Sahara, Jet Airways has said it had no plans to acquire any other airline.
“We have no plans to acquire any other airlines. We will stand at our level and go alone,” Jet Airways CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer said.
Jet Airways’ Rs 2,300 crore deal to take over Air Sahara collapsed in June for want of regulatory approvals.
It has subsequently sparked a legal battle between the two carriers.
Fleet expansion
Prock-Schauer, who was here to announce the launch of services between Amritsar and London from August 4, said that the airline would expand its fleet to 90 aircraft by next year from the present fleet strength of 43.
“The thrice a week service, to be operated with new leased Airbus aircraft, will be a direct flight between Amritsar and the UK,” he said.
He also said that the Jet Airways plans to fly to US from the summer of 2007. But the airline is yet to secure Washington’s permission to operate services to that country.
Jet Chairman Naresh Goyal added that passengers on the Amritsar-London sector could avail of an introductory companion free offer in the premiere class.
The offer is valid from July 21 to August 31, he said. The airline is also offering special economy class fares starting from Rs 17,000 to Rs 25,000 in the sector till August 15.