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India is a key market for Brussels Airlines, its chief executive officer Bernard Gustin said today.Brussels Airlines launched its service from Belgian capital to Mumbai last month, its first flight to Asia and the launch is a part of Lufthansa group's strategy to grow expand its business in India.Lufthansa took control of Brussels Airlines last December. Lufthansa and its member airlines now operate 67 flights to India per week, the largest by any European airline group. Lufthansa had a market share of 2.3 per cent of India's international traffic in FY 16 and ranked tenth among airlines serving India's international market.The Mumbai-Brussels route was served by Jet Airways till last March and Brussels was even the European gateway for the Indian airline. But Jet Airways pulled out of the route as it found it to be unviable. Gustin however is optimistic about success in India. " The demand for direct flights between Mumbai-Brussels is high and the results of first few weeks are ...