A top official said here on Wednesday that leading Indian private carrier Jet Airways is reconfiguring the seats in at least 17 aircraft to an all-economy class as demand for premium class seats continues to be low.

Chief commercial officer of Jet Airways, Sudhir Raghavan, speaking on the sidelines of an international conference on aviation, said the re-configuration was being proposed in the fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft.

Raghavan told IANS," This is being done to increase our low-cost offerings and increase our passenger load factor significantly. We are taking out the premium seats and reconfiguring at least 17 aircraft to all-economy seats."

According to official data released on Feb 12, 1.28 million passengers of the total 4.08 million carried by Indian carriers during January this year flew through Jet Airways, registering a market share of 25.2 percent.

Comprising 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 53 next generation Boeing 737-700/800/900 aircraft and 14 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft, Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 89 aircraft.

The airline, along with its no-frills service Jet Airways Konnect service, operates over 300 flights daily, while its wholly-owned subsidiary JetLite operates over 110 flights. Together, they have a fleet of 112 aircraft, operating over 410 flights daily. (With input from agencies)