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Jazeera Airways Becomes First Low-Cost Carrier to Connect India to the UK
by businesswireindia.com
November 5, 2019
Business Wire India
- Operates its first 6-hour flight with an Airbus A320neo from Kuwait to London
- Offers 40% discount on one-way & return business class fares
- Introduces premium economy cabin with additional legroom
Kuwait's Jazeera Airways became the first low-cost carrier in the Middle East to fly to the United Kingdom with its first six-hour flight from Kuwait City to London Gatwick last week. This route will provide better connectivity options for London-bound travellers from India where the airline presently operates out of five cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Kochi.
As an inaugural offer, Jazeera Airways is giving passengers 40 percent discount on both one- way and return Business Class tickets on London route. The airline has also launched a premium economy section for enhanced customer experience aboard the new A320neo aircraft.
To redeem their discount, passengers must enter the code LGW40 when booking their Business Class flight to and from London. The end-of-year offers on Business Class are valid for travel until December 15.
Rohit Ramachandran, Chief Executive Officer, Jazeera Airways, says: “With our new London route, travellers from our network in the Middle East and India will get more choice and greater value than ever before. For fifteen years, we have provided excellent service and low fares to our customers, and we’re thrilled to take them further into Europe.”
The new service
from London Gatwick will be
four times weekly initially, and daily from December 2019 onwards. It will be
operated in a
three-class configuration: Business Class, a
new Premium Economy Class and
Economy Class.
Flights to
and from London will have a
business class offering passengers a 33-inch
seat pitch, 50
kilograms in baggage allowance, dedicated check-in counters and passport control at the
Jazeera Terminal 5,
priority boarding and disembarking and a
complimentary inflight hot meal.
Premium Economy Class, exclusively available on the
London route, offers 40
kilograms in baggage allowance, additional legroom with a
31-inch seat pitch, a
middle seat that is kept free, dedicated check-in counters, priority boarding and a
complimentary inflight hot meal. Meanwhile Economy Class offers a
29-inch seat pitch and a
variety of
meal options from the
Jazeera Café menu.
For Indian travellers Jazeera Airways will offer
good connectivity starting with Delhi on
Saturdays. Flying via Kuwait to London Gatwick Airport South Terminal where convenient access to the
Gatwick Express train connects passengers direct to
central London. Flights leave Delhi at
08.15 on
Saturdays landing in Kuwait at
10.00 local time and connecting with the
London flight at
11.00, arriving in London at
15.05.
Return flights are available on
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays with lunchtime departures out of
Gatwick and excellent connecting times in Kuwait, arriving in Delhi early morning the
following day.
Prices for
Delhi-London flights via Kuwait start from INR 39,000 return in Economy Class, and INR 1,20,000 return in
Business Class.
Jazeera Airways Delhi-London flight schedule (local times):
|
|
|
|
Dep LGW |
Arr KWI |
|
Dep KWI |
Arr DEL |
LGW |
DEL |
….5.. |
J9-002 |
14:00 |
23:20 |
J9-409 |
00:50 |
07:00 |
LGW |
DEL |
.23…. |
J9-002 |
13:45 |
23:05 |
J9-409 |
00:50 |
07:00 |
LGW |
DEL |
1…… |
J9-002 |
13:55 |
23:15 |
J9-409 |
00:50 |
07:00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DEL |
LGW |
…..6. |
J9-410 |
08:00 |
10:00 |
J9-001 |
11:00 |
15:05 |
Bookings for the
Kuwait-London flights are available at jazeeraairways.com, via the
Jazeera App or
from travel agents.
The Jazeera
Terminal T5 provides passengers with the
ease and
comfort of
traveling with 12
check-in counters, eight self-check-in kiosks, dedicated passport and security control procedures, duty-free shops and restaurants, as
well as free
WiFi internet service available for
passengers when boarding at the T5
gates. T5 also has a
dedicated number at 176 and Help Team on-ground to respond to
passengers’ queries and guide them through the
Terminal.

Source: Businesswire