Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) Private carrier Jet Airways will connect New Delhi with Milan, the fashion and design capital of Italy, with daily direct flights from Dec 5, the airline announced here Thursday.
Milan will be Jet’s 24th international destination. The flight would be operated using a state-of-the-art Airbus A-330-200 aircraft.
With Milan located strategically at the heart of central Europe, the service would offer travellers a choice of connectivity to several other Italian cities like Rome, Florence, Venice and Pisa, besides easy access to other European destinations in conjunction with the airline’s partners, said Jet Airways Chief Executive Nikos Kardassis.
Similarly, passengers travelling from Milan to India would have access to Jet’s destinations like Sri Lanka, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Nepal and Bangladesh, and 42 domestic destinations.
The inaugural flight will depart New Delhi’s Terminal 3 at 12.55 p.m., arriving Milan at 6 p.m. the same day. The return flight would depart Milan at 9.25 p.m., arriving in New Delhi at 9.55 a.m the following day.
