Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, is proud to announce, a daily direct service from Mumbai to Paris with effect from May 14, 2014. This new flight from Mumbai to Paris will be operated by wide-body Airbus A330 aircraft.

Jet Airways flight 9W 124 will depart from Mumbai's brand new Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, T2 at 1200 hrs and arrive at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport  at 1750 hrs. The return Jet Airways flight from Paris to Mumbai will make it the only evening departure from continental Europe to Mumbai.

These fares available since Jan. 14, 2014, have a travel validity commencing May 14, 2014.

According to Gaurang Shetty, vice president commercial, Jet Airways, ''Jet Airways is delighted to launch its maiden service to Paris, one of the world's top destinations and a key gateway point for airline guests traveling travelling between India and France while they experience Jet Airways' hallmark in-flight service. By offering enhanced connections to several European cities from Paris with our code share partners, we are confident that this new flight would prove immensely popular with our guests. Furthermore, Jet Airways would be able to offer guests seamless travel between Europe and India, and onwards to SAARC destinations including Colombo, Dhaka and Kathmandu and vice versa.''

Shares of the company gained Rs 1.55, or 0.59%, to settle at Rs 265.35. The total volume of shares traded was 156,664 at the BSE (3.48 p.m., Monday).