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1 . Jet Airways will partner with Uber to offer its guests greater choice by facilitating their travel to/from the airport once they have booked a ticket on the Jet Airways app

2. Guests booking their flights on the Jet Airways app and using Uber for the first time will also benefit from a discount of Rs 150 across their first three rides by using the promo code JETUBER

3. The Uber cab booking feature will be available to all Jet Airways’ guests in Indian cities where Uber currently operates in while booking their travel itinerary with the airline on the Jet Airways app 

With an aim to enhance guest experience, the US-based taxi aggregator Uber on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with India's full service air carrier Jet Airways. 

The airline will partner with Uber to offer its guests greater choice by facilitating their travel to/from the airport once they have booked a ticket on the Jet Airways app, cited Uber in a press release. 

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Commenting on its latest association with Jet Airways, chief business officer of Uber India and emerging markets Madhu Kannan, said in a statement, “We are excited to partner with Jet Airways to make traveling in India even more seamless. Through this partnership, Jet Airways’ guests across 29 cities will be able to request their Uber when they book their flight. That removes any last-minute hassles when heading to the airport and makes for a smooth arrival in your destination city.”

Guests booking their flights on the Jet Airways app and using Uber for the first time will also benefit from a discount of Rs 150 across their first three rides by using the promo code JETUBER.

“Our partnership with Uber for a comfortable and seamless travel experience between their homes or offices and the airport, reflects our ambition to leverage technology for enhancing our guest experience. More importantly, it is also a meeting of minds, where two leading, technology savvy and innovation-driven organisations have joined hands with an objective to create and promote new and fulfilling travel experiences for their guests in the long term,” Jet Airways chief commercial officer Jayaraj Shanmugam, said in a statement. 

 The Uber cab booking feature will be available to all Jet Airways’ guests in Indian cities where Uber currently operates in while booking their travel itinerary with the airline on the Jet Airways app.

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