Jet passengers stranded in Brussels to return today

600 Jet passengers in transit in Brussels will be flown out via Amsterdam to India and Canada

Jet Airways passengers who have been stuck in Brussels following Tuesday’s terror attacks will return to India early on Friday.

The airline shifted its passengers to Amsterdam in buses from where it will fly them to their preferred destinations. Four aircraft were flown from Brussels to Amsterdam as ferry flights — without passengers or cargo. However, check-in bags will be flown out of Brussels when normalcy returns.

There were about 600 passengers in transit in Brussels who were supposed to travel on Jet Airways flights to India, US and Canada. Additionally, there were about 150 people who were to begin their journey from Brussels.

Jet Airways had four of its Airbus A330 aircraft stuck in Brussels after twin blasts at the airport. The airline operates daily flights to Newark and Toronto from Mumbai and Delhi via Brussels. Interestingly, this is Jet Airways’ last week of operations at Brussels as it had already announced plans to make Amsterdam the new European gateway from Sunday. Jet will be using the same A330 it flies on Brussels route to Amsterdam.

Meanwhile, the airline said, two of its crew members — Nidhi Chaphekar and Amit Motwani — who were injured in the explosions are out of danger and undergoing treatment in hospitals. “Our staff in Brussels is coordinating with the local authorities and hospitals to ensure that all the required medical care is provided to them,” the airline said.

The airline said it made arrangements for family members of the injured crew to travel to Brussels.