Jet launches no-frills service with cheaper fares

In a bid to cash in on summer vacation rush, Jet Airways [ Get Quote ] will launch new no-frills service - Jet Airways Konnect, from May 8 and will provide 10-15 per cent cheaper airfare on the service.

"We are beginning operations of Jet Airways Konnect, our new all-economy, no-frills service, from tomorrow. The airfare will be 10-15 per cent lower on the new service compared to fares charged for our economy class," Sudhir Raghavan, chief commercial officer, Jet Airways said.

"There will be 58 flights on a daily basis across 19 routes," he said. The airline will connect Mumbai [ Images ] with Bhopal, Udaipur and Ahmedabad [ Images ], Chennai with Coimbatore, Madurai [ Images ] and Kochi and Bangalore with Pune and Mangalore.

Without giving details, he said that fares will be cheaper on some routes by 20 per cent. The Naresh Goyal-led airline will deploy two Boeing 737-800s and six smaller aircraft or ATRs.

Jet Airways Konnect will provide passengers with meals on payment from June 1.