18th Jul 2007 07:01
MAXjet Airways Inc.18 July 2007 18 July 2007 MAXJET AIRWAYS INC. ("MAXjet" or the "Company") US GOVERNMENT APPROVAL RECEIVED FOR OPEN SKIES OPERATIONS NEW APPLICATION FOR US-CHINA NONSTOP SERVICE COMMENCING 2009 MAXjet today announces that it has received approval from the United StatesDepartment of Transportation to operate nonstop services from the United Statesto all Open Skies points. This includes new Open Skies partners in the EuropeanUnion starting 30 March 2008, the date the new bilateral agreement between theUS and EU takes effect. Specifically for MAXjet's operation at London Stansted, this approval includes: • the right to operate from any point in the United States to London Stansted, and; • effective 30 March 2008 the right to continue flights originating in the United States via London Stansted to other Open Skies points beyond, to the extent that the applicable aviation agreement grants such rights. Major Open Skies partners of the United States beyond London Stansted includeIndia, Kuwait, Maldives, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Singapore, Thailand,and United Arab Emirates. In addition MAXjet announces that it has applied for service between the UnitedStates and China effective in 2009. MAXjet has applied for a daily servicebetween Shanghai, China and Seattle, Washington, with continuing same-planeservice to Los Angeles, California. MAXjet anticipates that the service willcommence on 25 March 2009. Introducing MAXjet service to China in 2009 will: • bring needed low fare competition into the capacity-constrained US-China market; • significantly increase business class capacity between the US and China, addressing the shortage of product appropriate for transpacific corporate travel; • introduce the first nonstop link between the US Pacific Northwest and China; • allow customers to connect from MAXjet onto other domestic low-fare airlines to points across the United States • underlines the potential of the all-business class model to routes outside of the traditional transatlantic services "As our route network develops, we are making plans for growth in 2008 andbeyond," said Bill Stockbridge, CEO. "We have received the Open Skies authorityneeded to develop our Stansted service. We are now applying for our firsttranspacific route, bringing our award-winning low-fare all-business classservice to China in 2009." For further information, please contact: MAXjet Airways, Inc +1 703 574 6600 Mike Miller, Public Relations FD +44 207 831 3113 Ben FosterCharlie Watenphul Notes to Editors MAXjet Airways introduced the affordable all-business class segment, startingservice between London Stansted and New York (JFK) in November 2005. Sincelaunching the low-fare all-business class segment MAXjet has carried over 93,000passengers and introduced new services from London to Washington, Las Vegas andLos Angeles starting 30 August 2007. MAXjet offers the amenities of Business Class, including fast check-in securityclearance, departure lounges, padded leather seats with 170 degrees of reclineand 60" seat pitch, gourmet meals and an arrivals facility at Stansted, at farescomparable to flexible Economy Class. MAXjet offers convenient flight schedules with evening departures from citiesacross the United States and return flights from Stansted that appeal to bothbusiness and leisure passengers. Readers of Travel & Leisure magazine rated MAXjet the second-best internationalairline in the magazine's influential 2007 survey. MAXjet ranked ahead ofservice leaders Emirates, Cathay Pacific, and Virgin Atlantic, and second onlyto perennial winner Singapore Airlines. Travel & Leisure tabulated subscribervotes in the first quarter of 2007, with voters ranking airlines on cabincomfort, food, in-flight service, customer service and value. MAXjet has attracted a customer base of small business, large business andaffluent leisure consumers with significant repeat business and high customersatisfaction. ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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