Jet Airways will launch its new Mangalore-Dubai route on January 3, 2013. The airline will deploy a Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 170 Economy seats on this route. Sudheer Raghavan, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways, said, “Jet Airways’ new Mangalore-Dubai service will provide a much-needed link between the chief port city of Karnataka, and Dubai, catering to the large number of Indians settled in the United Arab Emirates. The introduction of this new service, the first from a tier II Indian destination to the Gulf, will further strengthen Jet Airways’ presence in the region, where it has emerged as one of the leading carriers.”
The new flight 9W 532 from the port city of Mangalore will depart at 2000 hrs and arrive at Dubai at 2230 hrs (local time) on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. On the return leg, flight 9W 531 will depart Dubai at 2330 hrs (local time) on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, and arrive Mangalore at 0430 hrs (local time) the next day. On Fridays, flight 9W 532 will depart Mangalore at 1900 hrs and arrive at Dubai at 2130 hrs (local time). On the return, flight 9W 531 will depart Dubai at 2230 hrs (local time) and arrive Mangalore at 0330 hrs (local time) the next day. On Tuesdays, flight 9W 532 will depart Mangalore at 1940 hrs and arrive Dubai at 2210 hrs (local time).