Jet Airways launches direct flight from Mangaluru to Sharjah

The Jet Airways on Sunday launched its direct flight to Sharjah from the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA).

As many as 158 passengers travelled in the flight from Mangaluru at 9.30 am. The flight will reach Sharjah at 11.45 am (local time).

It will leave Sharjah at 12.45 pm (local time) and arrive at the Mangaluru Airport at 5.55 pm.

This is the third flight of Jet Airways to the United Arab Emirates. The Jet Airways had started its direct flight to Dubai in 2013 and Abu Dhabi in 2015.

A press release said that the addition of this new service will bolster Jet Airways’ offering to the Gulf market, further strengthening the airline’s growing network and significantly enhance connectivity for guests.

Additionally, with a large number of Indians travelling from Mangaluru to Gulf, Jet Airways has expanded the connectivity options from various cities across India to Gulf.

Jet Airways Whole-time Director Gaurang Shetty said, “It is indeed a proud moment for Jet Airways to launch the flight between Mangaluru and Sharjah. We are confident that our approach to provide direct global linkages with emerging Indian metros, will be popular to those living in these cities and Indians working in the Gulf and beyond. With economic ties between the India and Gulf region flourishing, Jet Airways recognises the need to provide connectivity options to its guests.”

The airline will deploy Boeing 737-800 Next Generation (NG) aircraft on this route.

The Jet Airways currently operates 11 daily direct flights from India each to Dubai
and Abu Dhabi.

District-in-Charge Minister B Ramanath Rai, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies U T Khader, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Mangaluru Airport Director J T Radhakrishna and others participated in the inaugural function.