JetLite Snapshot
JetLite (formerly Sahara Airlines or Air Sahara) is "lite" on price but heavy on flights in India. The low-fare carrier serves about 25 destinations in India and flies to Kathmandu, Nepal; and Colombo, Sri Lanka. JetLite operates a fleet of some 25 aircraft, mostly Boeing 737s, from hubs such as Delhi and Mumbai. In addition to scheduled passenger service, it transports cargo and offers charter services. The company is a subsidiary of Jet Airways, which acquired Sahara Airlines in mid-2007 and rebranded it as JetLite a few months later. JetLite was initially established in 1993, when the Indian government began to allow companies not owned by the state to provide airline service.