Jet Airways in talks with Malaysian Airlines

BY OUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT
January 15, 2006

Jet Air seems to be effecting a great take off. Jet Airways and Malaysia Airlines are reportedly working out a code share arrangement for flights between Malaysia and India.

The two airline majors are apparently hopeful of forming a partnership for the carriers to ride on each other’s network to provide international and domestic connectivity. Jet Airways has plans to add a second flight to its existing Chennai-Kuala Lumpur sector by August, it is believed.

The Indian player looks forward to operate flights on the Mumbai-Kuala Lumpur sector by November. The airline is also reportedly considering flying a bigger aircraft, a A330 instead of the B737, for the Chennai-KL route.

Reports quoting Jet officials said that talks with MAS have been on for a long time. Jet Airways which began operations in 1993 as an air taxi, is now among the top Indian domestic carriers with flights to 44 destinations, including Singapore, Colombo, Kathmandu and London. It is adding Bangkok to its network, with inaugural flights from New Delhi and Kolkata on Jan 23.