NEW YORK: Jet Airways, India's leading airline, will launch daily thru-flights to Bangalore (Bengaluru) from three North American gateways on October 31, it was announced last week.With the introduction of transatlantic service to Bangalore, Jet Airways will operate 12 daily connections from New York JFK, Newark and Toronto to four Indian cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and, now, Bangalore), through its European hub in Brussels. Flights in both directions are timed so that travelers can connect effortlessly and enjoy the comfort of a clean plane and a refreshed crew.

"Our vision is to make reaching destinations in India as effortless as possible," says Naresh Goyal, founder and chairman of Jet Airways, "which is why we created our luxurious and state-of-the-art hub in Brussels, so that our travelers can easily access the most in-demand cities in India.

"Through its code-share agreements with American Airlines and Brussels Airlines, Jet Airways also offers passengers easy connections to six other US cities (Washington, DC, Dallas, Boston, Cleveland, Baltimore and Raleigh-Durham) and five additional destinations in Europe (Birmingham, Madrid, Barcelona, Berlin and Lyon).