Effective December 23, 2009, Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will introduce new, direct services on the Dhaka -Mumbai - Dhaka sectors, aboard its state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 aircraft. This will be Jet Airways’ third flight from Bangladesh to India, and will connect Dhaka with several destinations across North America, Europe, as well as eight destinations across the Gulf and Middle East, over the airline’s Mumbai hub.

The airline currently flies daily from Dhaka to Delhi and Kolkata. The new Dhaka - Mumbai flight will initially operate 6 days a week, with the exception of Tuesdays. Effective March 29, 2010, it will be a daily flight. 

Flight 9W 275 will depart Dhaka’s Zia International Airport at 1430 hrs, arriving in Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 1610 hrs. Flight 9W 276 will then depart Mumbai at 0830 hrs, arriving in Dhaka at 1300 hrs.

According to Mr. Nikos Kardassis, Acting CEO, Jet Airways, “Jet Airways offers travelers seamless connections to several destinations across India, as well as the North America, Europe, UK, Gulf & Middle East, over its hubs in Mumbai and Delhi. The launch of our new Dhaka – Mumbai service will thus connect Dhaka to the world, via Mumbai, while further enhancing air connectivity on the busy India-Bangladesh sector.”