Jet Airways to provide new service from Chicago to India

Chicago will get new daily round-trip service to India next year on Jet Airways, a full-service, business-oriented carrier based in New Delhi. Using new Boeing 777 widebodies, Jet Airways plans to connect Chicago to several cities in India through its hub in Brussels, Belgium. "A lot of Indians are living in the Chicago area. Plus, business is increasing between the Midwest and India," says Naresh Goyal, chairman and 80% owner of Jet Airways (India) Ltd., which he founded 15 years ago. Chicago is third on his list for new U.S. routes after Newark, N.J., starting in August, and San Francisco, starting in September.

One of the airline's new 777 widebodies was on display at this week's Paris Air Show. It features a distinctive 312-seat, three-class interior with an eight-seat first-class section, designed by Mr. Goyal and his wife. Those seats unfold into 83-inch beds, and each private, first-class pod has a 23-inch flat-screen television. Aspiring to the high standards of Singapore Airlines and other Asian carriers, Mr. Goyal says he wants Jet Airways to be considered "one of the five best airlines in the world in five years, if not sooner."

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