Jet Airways creates its European hub at Brussels Airport, in partnership with Brussels Airlines

Jet Airways India Ltd has announced that at a function held in Brussels on May 02, 2007, the Company has announced the creation of its European hub in Brussels, which will provide enhanced connectivity between India and Europe, Africa and North America. The Company will work closely with Brussels Airlines and will offer its customers seamless connections to / from Europe, USA, Canada, Africa and India.

The Company will launch daily services from Mumbai to New York (Newark) via Brussels, from August 05, 2007 and later this year, will also offer daily services from Delhi to Toronto via Brussels. The Brussels Hub will enable passengers from Mumbai and Delhi to seamlessly connect to Toronto and New York respectively. In the future, the Company plans to operate a total of ten daily flights from Brussels between cities in India and cities in USA and Canada. Subject to government approvals, the Company plans to additionally operate from Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Chennai to Los Angeles, Chicago, New York (JFK), via its Brussels hub.

The Company and Brussels Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding implementing code share, frequent flyer partnership, and through check-in facilities. Brussels Airlines will implement code share on the Company operated flights between Mumbai - Brussels, Delhi - Brussels and Brussels - Toronto. To begin with the Company plans to code share on Brussels Airlines flights from Brussels to Stockholm, Oslo, Birmingham, Geneva and Madrid and will later on expand the code share to a total of 25 routes ex Brussels, subject to government approval.

As part of the comprehensive expansion plans of the Company, Chairman Naresh Goyal confirmed that deliveries, for the first of the 20 wide body aircraft, have commenced. The first B777-300ER and Airbus A330-200 aircraft were received today in Brussels.

Commenting on the set-up of the European hub in Brussels Airport, the Company's Chairman, Naresh Goyal, said "Jet Airways was looking for an opportunity to combine its expansion plan to USA and Canada with an efficient hub in Europe together with a stronger national carrier offering a wide network ... we have found it all at Brussels. Jet Airways is also pleased to offer customers in Belgium a world class in - flight product, with the latest innovations in the airline industry."

Source : Equity Bulls

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