Mumbai, 2016-Aug-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has expanded its ‘seat select’ service to now give all guests flying Economy the chance to reserve preferred seats in the cabin.
With immediate effect, bulkhead seats with extra leg room will now be part of the ‘seat select’ offering, which allows guests to reserve a seat of their choice for a nominal charge at the time of booking. Guests can use the seat select feature, available on all rows*, to reserve their preferred seats right up to 24 hours prior to departure.
JetPrivilege Platinum members of Jet Airways’ loyalty and frequent flyer programme, may continue to block available bulkhead seats or any other seats, free of cost. JetPrivilege Gold members of Jet Airways’ loyalty and frequent flyer programme, may continue to block available bulkhead seats or any other seats, free of cost for Fare Choices of ‘Classic’ and ‘Flex’.
Guests will be charged INR 600 on domestic routes and INR 1000 to INR 3500 on international routes, inclusive of taxes, for bulkhead and exit row seats. All other rows will be available for a nominal charge of INR 300 on domestic routes and INR 500 to INR 1750 on international routes, inclusive of taxes. For seats reserved outside India, guests will be charged an equivalent amount in their local currency.
Guests can reserve these seats, for travel on both domestic and international routes while booking their tickets either on the airline website, jetairways.com, the Jet Airways mobile app or through a travel agent.
In case the booking has already been made, guests can use the ‘Manage Booking’ option on jetairways.com and the mobile app to reserve their preferred seats.
Within 24 hrs of the flight departure, seats will be assigned free of charge.
Gaurang Shetty, Whole-time Director, Jet Airways, said, “Jet Airways has always endeavoured to craft the best possible in-flight experience for all of our guests. Expanding our ‘seat select’ service to include the bulkhead seats is another step towards doing that. The move is a game-changer that gives our guests the option to better tailor their flying experience to their needs and a greater say in choosing how they want to fly.”
All guests travelling in First Class and Première pre-reserve their seats at no cost.
*last 3 Economy rows are excluded from the Seat Select option.
For details regarding the cancellations / waivers, please refer to the terms and conditions on Jetairways.com or the airline contact centre on (city code) 39893333.
About Jet Airways
Jet Airways is India’s premier international airline which operates flights to 67 destinations, including India and overseas. Jet Airways’ robust domestic India network spans the length and breadth of the country covering metro cities, state capitals and emerging destinations. Beyond India, Jet Airways operates flights to key international destinations in South East Asia, South Asia, Middle East, Europe and North America. The Jet Airways Group currently operates a fleet of 117 aircraft, comprising Boeing 777-300 ERs, Airbus A330-200 / 300, Next Generation Boeing 737s and ATR 72-500 / 600s. With an average age of 7.33 years, this is one of the youngest fleets in the region.
Jet Airways, together with airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Alitalia, Etihad Airways, Etihad Regional operated by Darwin Airline, and NIKI, participates in Etihad Airways Partners. Etihad Airways is part of the Etihad Aviation Group, which also holds minority investments in each of these airlines.
Media Contacts
Mr. Manish Kalghatgi,
Vice President
Corporate Communications
Jet Airways (India) Ltd. Siroya Centre, Sahar Airport Road,
Andheri East, Mumbai 400 099
India
mkalghatgi@jetairways.com
Ms. Srirupa Sen
Manager, Corporate Communications
Jet Airways (India) Ltd.
Siroya Centre, Sahar Airport Road,
Andheri East
Mumbai 400 099
India
ssen@jetairways.com
SOURCE: Jet Airways (India) Ltd.