| Naresh Goyal-controlled Jet Airways plans to revive | | | | its foreign routes and is currently managing a load |
| its Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco air service following | | | | factor of over 80 percent on several routes including |
| a recovery in international air traffic. | | | | the long-haul flight to Europe and North America. |
| Jet Airways had earlier withdrawn its long-haul flight | | | | When contacted a Jet Airways official spokesperson |
| due to economic downturn resulting into poor | | | | said the airline keeps evaluating various routes for |
| demand on the sector. | | | | operation. We can not confirm the plan to restart |
| We can start our flight to Shanghai any time, an Jet | | | | flight to Shanghai at this point of time, she said. |
| Airways official said on condition of anonymity. Jet | | | | With the world economy rebounding in recent |
| Airways would also launch a flight to Johannesburg | | | | months, demand for air travel has significantly |
| next month. | | | | improved encouraging airlines to add capacity on their |
| The official said the Jet Airways already has | | | | network. The traffic on the India-US sector has gone |
| government nod to operate daily flights to Shanghai. | | | | up nearly 20 percent compared to last February. |
| When we last started flight to Shanghai the load was | | | | Although traffic to Shanghai is very limited, the |
| below 50 percent making the operation commercially | | | | onward traffic to the West Coast including San |
| unviable, he said. | | | | Francisco, Las Vegas and Los Angeles is quite good, |
| Jet Airways has seen a significant jump in traffic on | | | | Amadeus India managing director Ankur Bhatia said. |