Jet Airways starts direct flight from Goa to Abu Dhabi

Panaji: Private carrier Jet Airways has started a new daily direct flight linking Goa with Abu Dhabi.  The guests travelling from Goa will now be able to  eamlessly connect to Abu Dhabi and to multiple international  destinations in Europe, North America, Africa, Middle-East and  the Gulf, the company said in a statement.  "Goa is an important tourist destination and an emerging market with one of the highest GDP per capita in the country. 

Guests will now be able to enjoy the advantage of direct  connectivity from their hometown to Abu Dhabi and beyond," aid Jet Airways General Manager (Sales) Anamoy Mitra.  "With this new daily direct flight, Jet Airways will be  India's first private airline to operate over 50 daily flights  to multiple destinations in the Gulf. "These include daily departures to Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Doha, Kuwait, Sharjah, Muscat, Jeddah, Dammam and Riyadh, making the airline the largest operator between India  and the Gulf," he added. 

Jet Airways CEO Cramer Ball said: "It is a proud moment for Jet Airways as we launch our maiden international flight  from Goa to Abu Dhabi. Goa is a famed tourist destination catering to international and Indian tourists alike year  round." "We are confident that our approach to provide Indian cities with direct global links will prove popular with the  Indians," he added.  Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 115 aircraft,  which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, eight Airbus A330-200 aircraft, four Airbus A330-300, 75 next generation  Boeing?737-700/800/900/900 ER aircraft and?15 ATR?72-500 and   three ATR72-600.