Brussels Airlines, Jet Airways codeshare to Bangkok

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Brussels Airlines and Jet Airways add Bangkok to their offer thanks to their close partnership

One year after its launch, the partnership between Brussels Airlines and Jet Airways is being reinforced. Thanks to a new codeshare agreement, Brussels Airlines and Jet Airways passengers can now travel smoothly between Brussels and Bangkok, capital of Thailand.

Brussels Airlines and Jet Airways have been working in close cooperation since the Jet Airways’ start in Brussels, in August 2007. Thanks to this codeshare agreement, Brussels Airlines' customers can buy tickets for the daily flights to Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai operated by Jet Airways. Vice versa, Jet Airways' passengers can benefit from the extended Brussels Airlines' network offer and from excellent connections at Brussels Airport to reach the 4 corners of Europe as well as 16 destinations in Africa.

From today on, Jet Airways and Brussels Airlines will go one step further in their cooperation. Brussels Airlines and Jet Airways’ passengers can now travel smoothly between the European capital and Bangkok. The Thai capital is easily reachable via a direct Delhi-Bangkok flight that perfectly connects to the arrival of the daily Brussels-Delhi codeshare service (and vice versa on the Bangkok-Brussels route).

The codeshare agreement gives Brussels Airlines the opportunity to put its 'SN' code on all flights, which are operated by Jet Airways with Airbus A330 and 737 aircraft to Bangkok. On board, Brussels Airlines' passengers will enjoy the exceptional in-flight service and the comfort Jet Airways is renowned for. Brussels Airlines' passengers can earn miles for the Privilege Frequent Flyer Program on all flights of this new Brussels-Bangkok service.

Up until now, people travelling from Belgium to Bangkok had no other choice than to fly via London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam or Zurich, thereby often loosing precious time. This new Brussels Airlines / Jet Airways long-haul service offers them a much more comfortable alternative.

Brussels Airlines press release, 6 August 2008

[Air Key West]

A transit time of more than 6 hours in DEL on the BKK BRU journey is an absolutely NO GO. Some airlines, especially b.air, think they can impose any connecting times to their pax. For instance, many pax on b.air's African flights arriving just after 5 am have to wait more than 4 hours for their connections (connection to Paris is at 9.40 am). The wait is much too long.

[Air Key West]

And in addition, I hate it when airlines lie to their pax and take them for complete idiots like b.air does when they write :"The Thai capital is easily reachable via a direct Delhi-Bangkok flight that PERFECTLY (?) connects to the arrival of the daily Brussels-Delhi codeshare service (AND VICE VERSA ON THE BKK BRU route)". ALL WRONG. A six-hour-connection is not a perfect connection !
Then they go on saying in their press release : "Up until now, people travelling from Belgium to Bangkok had no other choice than to fly via London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam or Zurich, thereby often LOOSING PRECIOUS TIME. This new Brussels Airlines / Jet Airways long-haul service offers them a much more comfortable alternative". ALL WRONG, too. Flying via DEL is a terrible waste of time.
Never believe what an airline wants you to believe until you have checked it yourself (on the internet for instance).

[Air Key West]

If on the journey BRU BKK, SN/9W's flight time remains competitive at 14hours 50mn
compared to
LH : 12h45
OS : 13 h
AY : 13h10
LX : 13h30
KL : 15h15
on the way back (BKK BRU) SN/9W's journey is the longest :
KL : 13h55
LH : 14h20
AY : 14h35
OS : 15h10
LX : 15h50
BA : 16h30
9W/SN : 19h50
(hope I typed over correctly from amadeus coming winter schedules).
Can the people responsible for communication (press releases) at b.air still claim their offer is the best ?
And would you rather change planes at a European airport or at an Indian airport ? (without wanting to offend my Indian friends).

[carlcat]

.........and dont forget the advanrtages of Etihad , short waiting time in Abu Dabi , fair prices at about 700 euro . Can SN codeshare beat it ? Time ???????? Prices ??????????

Watch out .