Jet Airways wins the First Web 18 Genius of the Web Awards 2007 for the Best Airlines Site - www jetairways com
Released on: October 23, 2007, 3:39 am
Press Release Author: Parinaz Driver
Industry: Transportation & Logistics
Press Release Summary: October 23, 2007: The Jet
Airways website,
www.jetairways.com, was awarded the prestigious Genius of the Web Awards 2007 for
the Best Airlines website. The awards were organized by Web 18, a part of the
esteemed Network 18 group. The awards were announced on October 18th, 2007 at a
glittering function at the ITC Grand Central, Mumbai. The award was received by Mr.
Belson Coutinho, General Manager - eCommerce & Distribution. The best players from
the world of dotcom had come together to appreciate and acknowledge the outstanding
achievements in the online space.
Press Release Body: October 23, 2007: The Jet Airways website, www.jetairways.com,
was awarded the prestigious Genius of the Web Awards 2007 for the Best Airlines
website. The awards were organized by Web 18, a part of the esteemed Network 18
group. The awards were announced on October 18th, 2007 at a glittering function at
the ITC Grand Central, Mumbai. The award was received by Mr. Belson Coutinho,
General Manager - eCommerce & Distribution. The best players from the world of
dotcom had come together to appreciate and acknowledge the outstanding achievements
in the online space.
The event had amalgamation of some of the most powerful and influential names from
the online world such as Mr. Shailesh Rao, MD, Google India, Mr. Anupam Mittal,
Chairman, People Group, Mr. Sanjeev Bhikchandani, CEO, Info Edge, Mr. Ajit
Balakrishnan, Chariman & CEO, Rediff and Mr. Neeraj Roy, CEO, Hungama.
The Web18 Genius of the Web Awards are a pioneering set of awards in multiple
categories, instituted to honour outstanding industry achievements in the online
space. The awards were presented on the basis of comprehensive industry research by
global research leaders Frost & Sullivan. These awards recognise the diligence and
innovation required by companies to implement a successful business plan and excel
in the marketplace.
Speaking on Jet
Airways achievement, Mr. Gaurang Shetty, Vice President-Marketing,
said “Jet Airways is pleased to have been awarded the Best Airline website.
Currently www.jetairways.com is loaded with many unique features specially for
frequent flyers and the increasing number of online transactions reflect the
popularity of the airline website.”
Jet Airways, the Spirit of New India:
Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 67 aircraft, which includes 6 Boeing
777-300 ERs aircraft, 50 classic and next generation Boeing 737-400/700/800/900
aircraft, 4 Airbus A330-200 aircraft and 7 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft.
With an average fleet age of 4.82 years, the airline has one of the youngest
aircraft fleet in the world. Jet Airways operates over 350 flights daily.
Flights to 53 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond,
including New York (Newark), Toronto, Brussels, London Heathrow, Singapore, Kuala
Lumpur, Colombo, Bangkok and Kathmandu. The airline
plans to extend its
international operations to other cities in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia
in phases with the introduction of wide-body
aircraft into its fleet. Since its
inception in May 1993 to end- September 2007, Jet Airways has flown over 76.7
million passengers.
JET AIRWAYS
PUBLIC RELATIONS
NEW DELHI & MUMBAI, INDIA
OCTOBER, 2007
Jet Airways (I) Ltd
RAGINI CHOPRA
VICE PRESIDENT – CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS & PR
NEW DELHI, INDIA
TEL: +91-11-4164 5080
FAX: +91-11-4609 5084
raginic@jetairways.com
A.K. SIVANANDAN
SR. GENERAL MANAGER – PR
NEW DELHI, INDIA
TEL: +91-11-2652 3357
FAX: +91-11-2652 3348
asivanandan@jetairways.com
SRIRUPA SEN
MANAGER – PR
MUMBAI, INDIA
TEL: +91-22-2852 3648
FAX: +91-22-2920 4437
ssen@jetairways.com
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