April 24, 2007: Jet Air is flying high and is currently setting its sights over the European skies. The country’s largest private airline company is set to announce the opening of its European hub at Brussels’s airport on May 2.

On this date, the Jet top brass will enter into a contract with Brussels Airlines and Brussels Airport. The event is likely to see the new additions to the Jet Airway’s fleet, a Boeing 777, and a brand new Airbus 330, make a stop at Brussels Airport in celebration.

The airline major plans to begin a daily flight to Newark, in New Jersey, with a stopover in Brussels, by early August. This apart, a daily flight to Toronto in Canada with a stopover in Brussels is also expected by the year-end. Significantly, this service will provide the first direct air link between Belgium and India. Travellers to India from Belgium currently are forced to take connecting flights from other cities, such as Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam, said a report.