Jet Airways, the country’s largest private sector full-service airline, on Monday announced its plan to shift its European headquarters from Brussels to Amsterdam.
It also said that starting March 27, 2016, the airline will operate two daily non-stop flights from its international hubs in Mumbai and Delhi to Amsterdam Airport Schipol.
The new flights will be operated under a strategic code-share partnership with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Delta Airlines. The company said this partnership will also facilitate passengers traveling from North America via Amsterdam to connect to Jet Airways network in India.
“We are delighted to announce the launch of our new daily services to Amsterdam. This is a significant step for Jet Airways and demonstrates our continuous endeavour to provide greater choice and better connections for our guests. The strategic code-share partnerships with KLM and Delta will enable us to offer wider access, unmatched connectivity and seamless travel from India to key destinations in Europe and North America,” said Gaurang Shetty, whole-time director, Jet Airways.
The company said that certain code-sharing routes are pending approval but Jet Airways has envisioned a plan to place its marketing code on KLM’s flights from Amsterdam to 30 cities across Europe, besides this the airline will also place its marketing code on KLM and Delta flights to 11 points across USA and Canada.
“With this new partnership with Jet Airways we are happy to join hands in order to extend our services to more customers all over the world. Together with our joint venture partner Delta we will transfer passengers smoothly and swiftly between three continents and via KLM’s home base Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, thus expanding choice and connectivity for our customers,” said Max Smits, general manager, Indian Sub-Continent, KLM.
The airline also operates out of Abu Dhabi in partnership with its equity partner Etihad Airways. The company also announced that direct daily flights from Amsterdam will benefit exports from the Netherlands including pharmaceuticals, specialised medical equipment, food and horticultural products, by facilitating access to Jet Airways’ network across the Indian market.
