New Delhi: Private carrier Jet Airways Thursday said students from India and Bangladesh going abroad, particularly to the US and Europe, for higher studies under its 'EduJetter' programme can now avail its codeshare flights operated by partner airline Etihad Airways as well.
The programme offers assured benefits to such students when they book and travel on Jet Airways' direct and codeshare services with Etihad Airways, the airline said in a release.
This offer is valid until September 16 and is applicable for travel originating from India and Bangladesh, it added.
Students from the two countries can now avail benefits such as excess baggage allowance, baggage tagged and checked- in up to final destination and useful travel aids like travel cards, SIM cards, loyalty benefits and holiday options from JetPrivilege and JetEscapes, respectively, the airline said.
"Jet Airways has always focused on providing exceptional value to its guests by way of special programmes and partnerships. 'eduJetter' is yet another step in that direction, offering students from India and Bangladesh a bouquet of services tailored to suit their specific needs," said Jet Airways chief executive, Raj Sivakumar.
Jet Airways said that students from India and Bangladesh, while travelling overseas for higher studies on board Jet Airways and Etihad Airways' codeshare flights via Abu Dhabi to Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Brussels, Manchester, Dusseldorf, Milan, Geneva, Amsterdam, Zurich, Edinburgh, Nairobi, Johannesburg and Istanbul, can enjoy excess baggage allowance of 40-kg.
Similarly, students flying to Perth via Abu Dhabi can also avail excess baggage allowance of 30-kg, while those flying to Washington, New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Los Angeles via Abu Dhabi can access excess baggage allowance of three pieces of 23-kg each, the release said.
