Jet Airways ties up with Brussels Airlines, signs maintenance pact with Lufthansa unit

04 May 2007

Mumbai: Jet Airways has announced the creation of its European hub in Brussels, which will provide enhanced connectivity between India and Europe, Africa and North America. Jet Airways will work closely with Brussels Airlines and will offer its customers seamless connections to/from Europe, USA, Canada, Africa and India.

Jet Airways will launch daily non stop services from Brussels to Mumbai, New York (Newark), from August 5, 2007 and later this year will also offer daily non stop services from Brussels to Delhi and Toronto. In the future, Jet Airways plans to operate a total of ten daily flights via Brussels connecting cities in India and cities in USA and Canada. Subject to government approval, Jet Airways plan also to operate from Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Chennai to Los Angeles, Chicago and New York (JFK), via its Brussels hub.

Jet Airways and Brussels Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding implementing codeshare, frequent flyer partnership, and through check facilities. Brussels Airlines will implement codeshare on Jet Airways operated flights between Brussels-Mumbai, Brussels-Delhi and Brussels-Toronto. To begin with, Jet Airways plans to codeshare on Brussels Airlines flights from Brussels to Stockholm, Oslo, Birmingham, Geneva and Madrid and will later on expand the codeshare to a total of 25 routes ex Brussels, subject to government approval.

As part of the comprehensive expansion plans of Jet Airways, 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, Jet Airways 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 strong national carrier offering a wide network … we have found it all at Brussels. Jet Airways is also pleased to offer its customers a world class in-flight product, with the latest innovations in the airline industry."

Jet Airways also signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany-based Lufthansa Technik AG for its aircraft maintenance and related works.