Brussels Airlines and its Star Alliance partners advantageously replace Jet Airways and reinforce their Transatlantic offer

New destination Toronto

Toronto is the capital of the Canadian province of Ontario and, with its more than 2.6 million inhabitants, the most populous city in the country. Toronto and the Lake Ontario region are the economic and financial heart of Canada. The city is the global hub of Brussels Airlines’ Star Alliance partner Air Canada, who offers connections to many other destinations in Canada and the US.

Brussels Airlines will operate 5 flights a week to Toronto starting from April.

Reinforcement of the Star Alliance and Transatlantic Joint Venture offer out of Brussels

United, Air Canada and Brussels Airlines join forces to compensate as much as possible the departure of Jet Airways by further increasing their offer on the Transatlantic market to the benefit of their customers. Air Canada will commercialize the new Brussels Airlines Brussels-Toronto flights as a codeshare partner and United will increase its existing flight offer to Newark from next year by operating a second daily flight out of Brussels, which Brussels Airlines will add to its offer as a codeshare destination. In parallel, Brussels Airlines will add a sixth weekly flight to Washington D.C.

In total, the three Transatlantic Joint Venture partners offer six Transatlantic destinations from Brussels Airport in 2016.

“With this growth, Brussels Airlines strengthens its position at Brussels Airport more than ever and creates additional jobs. It also shows how important it is to be able to rely on strong partners”

Bernard Gustin, Brussels Airlines CEO
“We are responding to the needs of our customers on both sides of the Atlantic with a second daily service next summer between Brussels and New York. These flights will provide Belgian travelers with more schedule options to New York and – via our Newark Liberty hub — to hundreds of destinations throughout the Americas.”

Marcel Fuchs, United Vice President of Atlantic and Pacific Sales.

India under study

Brussels is also analyzing together with its Star Alliance partner Air India, the opening of a route to Mumbai.