Jet Airways Enhances Connectivity Into Europe

Mumbai,April 17,2009: Jet Airways,India’s premier international airline,has expanded its code-share agreement with Brussels Airlines to add the European cities of Marseille,Toulouse,Geneva and Vienna to its existing international network.Additionally current services on the Brussels-Lyon sector have been enhanced from three to six flights weekly.

With this agreement, Jet Airways will further enhance connectivity between India and Europe by offering travellers convenient and  seamless connections between Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai in India, and twelve  European code-share destinations, including Birmingham, Barcelona, Lyon, Madrid, Berlin, Paris Charles De Gaulle, Manchester, Hamburg, Marseille  Toulouse, Geneva and Vienna via Jet Airways’ European hub in Brussels. Jet Airways also offers European travellers unmatched pan-India connectivity with a 45-destination strong domestic network.

Jet Airways flies daily to Brussels from the three Indian gateway cities of Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai. In addition, the airline also offers daily, direct services to London from Mumbai and Delhi.

According to Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO, Jet Airways, “Besides widening Jet Airways’ presence in the European market, the code-share agreement with Brussels Airlines has enabled both airlines to leverage each other’s network strengths and service quality to significantly boost air travel on the Indo-European sector.”

Jet Airways Expands Codeshare Agreement With Brussels Airlines To Include Paris & Manchester

September 22,2008: Jet Airways has expanded its existing codeshare agreement with Brussels Airlines to include Paris and Manchester (effective October 26, 2008),via the airline’s European hub in Brussels.

Manchester is Jet Airways’ second codeshare destination in the UK, after Birmingham, in addition to the airline’s direct, daily services to London from Mumbai, Delhi and Amritsar in India.

With this codeshare expansion, Jet Airways now offers its passengers seamless connectivity between Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai in India and Birmingham, Madrid, Barcelona, Lyon, Berlin Tempelhof, Paris and Manchester, via Brussels, through its codeshare agreement with Brussels Airlines.

Jet Airways’ Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer said, “With the expansion of its codeshare agreement with Brussels Airlines, Jet Airways now offers its passengers enhanced connectivity on the India-Europe sector, via its world-class, passenger-friendly hub in Brussels. This network connectivity, an acclaimed in-flight product, superb service and new aircraft has ensured that Jet Airways is fast becoming the carrier of choice for passengers on the sector.”

The airline flies daily to Brussels from three gateway points in India: Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai.

Jet Airways currently has codeshare agreements with Brussels Airlines, American Airlines, Air Canada, Qantas, ANA and Etihad, offering its passengers unmatched connectivity across Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and Japan from India.

JET AIRWAYS EXPANDS CODESHARE PACT WITH BRUSSELS AIRLINES

December 04, 2007: Jet Airways, India’s premier airline, is pleased to announce an expansion of its partnership with Brussels Airlines, offering seamless travel to Jet Airways’ valued customers from India to Birmingham and Madrid via its hub in Brussels.

Effective December 06, 2007, the codeshare arrangement, which is currently applicable on Jet Airways operated flights from Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai to Brussels, will be extended to connecting Brussels Airlines operated services to Birmingham and Madrid.

This codeshare partnership will be expanded shortly to other European cities, such as Paris, Lyon, Vienna, and Berlin via Jet Airways hub in Brussels.

Jet Airways’ Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer said, “As the leading airlines of India and Belgium, our partnership will combine excellent service with world-class operations thus supporting our strategy of international growth. This mutually rewarding partnership will deliver several benefits to our customers such as a wider choice of destinations with excellent connections, frequent flyer benefits, seamless transfer and interline e-ticketing all of which we anticipate, will result in increased traffic and revenue opportunities.”

Not only is Brussels the capital of the European Union, its physical location combined with Brussels Airlines’ network, makes Jet Airways hub in Brussels the natural gateway to Europe and Africa.

Designed to serve transfer traffic, the single terminal Brussels airport facilitates quick, easy and seamless connections for its customers. Brussels further distinguishes itself as one of the most convenient and passenger friendly airports in Europe thanks to its multilingual staff and English signage.

India’s tourism, business and educational ties with Europe are fast expanding, and through this partnership both partners, Jet Airways and Brussels Airlines, will be able to leverage their strengths and leadership position to tap the growing passenger traffic between the two countries.

Jet Airways, the Spirit of New India:

Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 71 aircraft, which includes 7 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 52 classic and next generation Boeing 737-400/700/800/900 aircraft, 5 Airbus A330-200 aircraft and 7 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 4.66 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleet in the world. Jet Airways operates over 350 flights daily.

Flights to 54 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including New York (JFK), New York (Newark), Toronto, Brussels, London Heathrow, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Bangkok and Kathmandu. The airline plans to extend its international operations to other cities in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia in phases with the introduction of wide-body aircraft into its fleet. Since its inception in May 1993 to end-October 2007, Jet Airways has flown over 81.8 million passengers.