Jet Airways introduces Kosher Meals on its flights

Jet Airways, India’s premier airline, announced the introduction of Kosher Meals for its international passengers. Special Kosher meals prepared and served according to Jewish Dietary Regulations will be available on board Jet Airways flights to London and Singapore. To start with, Kosher Meals (KSML) would be served on the Mumbai-London-Mumbai and Mumbai-Singapore-Mumbai sectors. Passengers will need to inform the airline about their meal preference at least 48 hours prior to the date of travel. Commenting on the introduction of Kosher Meals on board its international flights, Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, Chief Executive Officer, Jet Airways stated “The addition of the Kosher meals to our in-flight menus is a reiteration of our commitment to the requirements of international passengers. These Kosher Meals have been created especially for Jet Airways by expert Chefs from our in-flight Caterers in consultation with our own Food & Beverage Managers”. Passengers are requested to state their preference for a Kosher Meal (KSML) option while booking their tickets either online or through their travel agents.

In conformity with IATA regulations, the other special dietary options available on Jet Airways’ international flights include Asian Vegetarian; Diabetic; Low-Cholesterol; Low Salt and Jain meals. Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 60 aircraft with 47 classic and next generation Boeing 737-400/700/800/900 aircraft, 3 Airbus A340-300E aircraft, 2 Airbus A330-200 aircraft and 8 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 5.3 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the world. Jet Airways operates over 330 daily flights to 50 destinations that span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including London Heathrow in U.K., Singapore, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Colombo in Sri Lanka, Bangkok in Thailand and Kathmandu in Nepal. The airline plans to extend its international operations to North America, Europe, Africa and Asia in the coming years with the induction of wide-body aircraft into its fleet in 2007. Since inception in May 1993 until end-December 2006, Jet Airways has flown close to 69 million passengers.

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