Jet Airways cuts San Francisco to Mumbai route

Indian carrier Jet Airways has cancelled two flights on its San Francisco to Mumbai route, via Shanghai as a result of a dip in passenger traffic.

Beginning September, the airline will stop services on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Rediff News reports.

Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, chief executive of Jet Airways, told the news provider: "We have decided to cancel two of our frequencies on the Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco route as we found that mid-days are less booked."

He added that this move was temporary and would last only till November.

"We will review the situation after that. But the route has developed well for us, with at least 70 per cent load factors," he said.

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