Jet Airways plans to expand its European operations by flying to Amsterdam. The airline is also looking to increase the number of flights that it currently operates to Bangkok, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Singapore.
The request for allowing the airline more flights was sought in a letter the airline Chairman, Naresh Goyal, presented to the Ministry of Civil Aviation at a meeting here on Wednesday.
The request for operating more international flights comes within three weeks of the Ministry seeking requests from other airlines to fly on the international routes earlier operated by the now-grounded Kingfisher Airlines.
The Government move opened an opportunity for the domestic airlines to operate an additional 25,000 seats to Singapore, Dubai, Nepal and Bangkok. Kingfisher Airlines was allowed to operate 140 weekly lights to eight international destinations, including London, Hong Kong, Thailand, Nepal and the UAE.
At present, Jet Airways’ network in Europe is limited to London, Milan and Brussels. The airline has already been given Government permission to operate flights to Frankfurt, Paris, Dusseldorf, Barcelona and Zurich.
The issue of Etihad acquiring a stake in Jet Airways was also discussed at the meeting, although details of the deal and by when it is likely to be concluded were not revealed at the meeting, the Civil Aviation Ministry officials claimed.