In 1967, Goyal began his career as a cashier in his maternal uncle Seth Charan Das Ram Lal's

travel agency, East West Agencies,[11] at a starting salary of Rs 300 a month.[10] After graduating
in Commerce, Goyal joined the travel business with the GSA for Lebanese International
Airlines.[12]
From 1967 to 1974, he underwent extensive training in the travel business through his
association with several foreign airlines. He travelled overseas extensively on business during
this period.[12]
In 1969, he was appointed the public relation manager of Iraqi Airways and from 1971 to 1974
was the regional manager for ALIA, Royal Jordanian Airlines. He also worked with the Indian
offices of Middle Eastern Airline (MEA), where he gained experience in various areas including
ticketing, reservations and sales.[10] in 1974, with £500 from his mother, he set up his own agency
named Jetair, representing the likes of Air France, Austrian Airlines and Cathay Pacific.[9]
In 1975, he was appointed regional manager of Philippine Airline in India.[10]
Naresh Goyal stepped down from the Board of Jet Airways on 25 March 2019. It is said that he
will soon take over another airline company and will startup a new aviation company. In
September 2019, the enforcement directorate of India questioned Goyal for investigating charges
of foreign exchange violation against him[13].

Jet Airways[edit]
In 1993, Goyal took advantage of the opening of the Indian economy by the Congress
government and the enunciation of the Open Skies Policy by the Government of India to set up
Jet Airways for the operation of scheduled air services on domestic sectors in India. Jet Airways
commenced commercial operations on 5 May 1993.[12] Goyal founded Jet Airways (Private)
Limited[14] with the objective of providing sales and marketing representation to foreign airlines in
India.[12]
Goyal served on the Board of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) from 2004–2006.
He was re-elected in 2008 with his tenure extending until June 2016.[12] Naresh Goyal stepped
down from the Board of Jet Airways on 25 March 2019 along with his wife.

Personal life[edit]
Goyal met his wife, Anita, after she joined the company in 1979 as a marketing analyst and rose
to become the head of marketing and sales. They married nine years later.[9] The couple together
have a daughter, Namrata Goyal and a son, Nivaan Goyal.[4]