Jet Airways flies nearly million through Brussels

From the time of the launch of its European hub at Brussels Airport in August 2007 till the end of September 2008, India’s biggest private airliner Jet Airways flew 700,000 passengers from and to Brussels Airport.
On an annual basis and with its full program, Jet Airways will bring one million passengers to and from Brussels. It is estimated this has generated 1,000 direct jobs in Belgian aviation and 2,000 indirect jobs. Wilfried Van Assche, CEO of Brussels Airport, told a press conference that, “The decision last year to connect several cities in India with the US via a hub in Brussels shows vision.” “Already after one year passenger results show the irrefutable success of this choice.
The number of travelers between Belgium and India, be it direct or indirect, has doubled since the arrival of Jet Airways,’’ he noted. The airline operates three direct flights to the US and Canada daily via Brussels from Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai. It will add another direct flight to Brussels from Bangalore during its winter schedule later this month. A year ago, Jet Airways, Brussels Airport and Belgium’s national carrier Brussels Airlines created a European hub between India and North America. One can now fly to India from any major city in Europe via Brussels. For Brussels Airlines, this means 6000 extra passengers per month. This figure is increasing by another 1,500 passengers per month. This means that every day, 200 Jet Airways passengers take a connecting flight with Brussels Airlines.
27/10/08 New Europe, Belgium

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