Family of injured Jet crew flown to Brussels

The airline, which has cancelled its flight services to Brussels till March 24 in view of the closure of the airport following Tuesdays’ blasts, also said that its teams are closely working with the local authorities for resumption of operations. 

Brussels airport serves as the Mumbai-based airline’s European hub for its international operations, which is now being relocated to Dutch capital Amsterdam from coming Sunday. 

“Our staff in Brussels are coordinating with the local authorities and hospitals to ensure that all the required medical care is provided to them. We have made arrangements for family members of the injured crew to travel to Brussels,” an airline spokesperson said. Jet Airways staff are with guests at each of the locations in Brussels and are providing assistance to ensure they are comfortable, the airline said. 

Two Jet Airways crew members, identified as Nidhi Chaphekar and Amit Motwanai from Mumbai, were injured in the explosions that rocked Brussels’ Zaventem airport on Tuesday morning which led the airline to cancel all its flights to and from the Belgian capital. 

The airline, later, also announced cancellation of its flights from Mumbai and Delhi to Brussels, scheduled for March 24. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the airline said that it was closely monitoring the situation in Brussels. 

The airline’s Emergency Response Centre in Mumbai and the Local Incident Control Centre in Brussels are working round the clock to provide all possible support to the airline’s staff and guests, it said.