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Jet Airways is a major Indian airline based in Mumbai. It is India's largest airline and the market leader in the domestic sector. It operates over 400 flights daily to 67 destinations worldwide. Its main hub is Mimbai with secondary hubs at Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune and Kolkatta. It has an international hub at Brussels Airport. Jet Airways is owned by Naresh Goyal. Jet Airways was incorporated as an air taxi operator in April 1992. It started Indian commercial airline operations in May 1993 with a fleet of four leased Boeing 737-300 aircraft. In January 1994 a change in the law enabled Jet Airways to apply for scheduled airline status, which was granted in January 1995. It began international operations to Sri Lanka in March 2004. The company is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, but 80% of its stock is controlled by Naresh Goyal (through his ownership of Jet’s parent company, Tailwinds). It has 10,017 employees (as at March 2007). Jet Airways flies to Canada’s Pearson International Airport. Jet Airways serves 47 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations in 19 countries across southern Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Short-haul destinations are served using Boeing 737 Next Generation. ATR 72-500s are used only on domestic regional routes, while long-haul routes are served using its Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. London was the airline's first long-haul destination and was launched in 2005. Since 2007 Jet Airways has had a scissors hub at Brussels Airport for onward trans-atlantic connections to Canada and the United States.
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