Initially, services were primarily concentrated in the northern sectors of India, keeping Delhi as its base, and then operations were extended to cover all the country.

The uncertainty over the airline's fate caused its share of the domestic Indian air transport market to go down from approximately 11% in January 2006 to a reported 8.5% in April 2007.

The Indian Civil Aviation Ministry gave approval in principle, but the deal was eventually called off over disagreements over price and the appointment of Jet chairman Naresh Goyal to the Air Sahara board.

Following the failure of the deal, the companies filed lawsuits seeking damages from each other[8] A second, eventually successful attempt was made on 12 April 2007 with Jet Airways agreeing to pay ₹14.50 billion ($340 million).

The key trends for Jet Lite (India) Limited ('Jet Lite') over recent years are shown below (as at year ending 31 March): As of April 2019, JetLite operated the following all-Boeing 737 Next Generation fleet[16] (until the merger with Jetkonnect):[17] JetLite had a buy on board service called JetCafé,[18] offering food for purchase in Economy, while free meals were offered in Business class.