Mangalore, December 8: Breaking a six-year-long monopoly of Air India Express in the Middle East sector, Jet Airways will be starting its inaugural Mangalore-Dubai flight on January 3, 2013.
It would be the first private airliner to operate from Mangalore to any international destination after the Union government declared Mangalore as an international airport recently.
The inaugural flight coincides with the month-long 18th edition of Dubai Shopping Festival which also starts on the same date.
India's second largest airline, Jet Airways, will offer eight business class and 162 economy class seats to start with.
According to the flight schedule available for booking on the website of Jet Airways the flight (number) 9W532 would depart from Mangalore at 8 p.m. and reach Dubai at 10.30 p.m. (Dubai local time). On the return journey flight (number) 9W531 would depart from Dubai at 10.30 p.m. (local time there) and arrive in Mangalore at 4.30 a.m.
Globe Travels MD William D'Souza said there was a flurry of activity and already there were 300 bookings, including business class, on various days starting with the inaugural flight. The cheapest return fare works out to Rs 19,712, including taxes, and the business class fares are more than double at Rs 49,000, including taxes.
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