Jet Airways to launch operations from European hub - formalizes agreement with Brussels Airlines

06 June 2007

As part of the announcement, Jet Airways says that it will launch daily services on August 5, from Mumbai to New York's Newark-Liberty International Airport via Brussels. Later on in the year this full-service provider plans to introduce daily service from Delhi to Toronto via Brussels.

The Brussels hub will enable passengers from Delhi to connect effortlessly to New York, and those from Mumbai to connect to Toronto. Eventually, Jet Airways will operate as many as ten daily flights from Brussels between cities in India and cities in the United States and Canada.

Subject to government approvals, Jet Airways plans to operate not only from Mumbai and Delhi, but also from Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Chennai, to Los Angeles, Chicago and New York-JFK, all via the Brussels hub.

Jet Airways and Brussels Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding implementing code-sharing, a frequent flyer partnership, and through check-in facilities. Brussels Airlines will code-share on Jet Airways' flights between Brussels and Mumbai, Delhi and Toronto. Jet Airways' initial code sharing with Brussels Airlines will cover the Belgian airline's flights from Brussels to Stockholm, Oslo, Birmingham, Geneva and Madrid.

The goal for both the airlines is to expand code sharing to a total of 25 routes from Brussels.

Brussels
As part of Jet Airways' comprehensive expansion plans, chairman Naresh Goyal announced, that deliveries of 20 new wide body aircraft have commenced. The airline's first Boeing 777-300ER and Airbus A330-200 aircraft were received by the airline on June 5 in Brussels.