Brussels attack: Two injured cabin crew members safe, says Jet Airways

NEW DELHI: Jet Airways today said that both cabin crew members, who were injured in blasts at Brussels airport are safe in hospitals and the airline is flying their families to Brussels.

Two Jet Airways crew members -in-flight manager Nidhi Chaphekar and flight purser Amit Motwani -were injured in the blasts. Both Chaphekar and Motwani were rushed to hospital.

Airline said that the both cabin crew mwmbers are recovering in hospital. “Jet Airways crew who were injured in the event at Brussels airport yesterday (March 22) are safe in hospitals. Our staff in Brussels is co-ordinating with the local authorities and hospitals to ensure that all the required medical care is provided to them. We have made arrangements for family members of the injured crew to travel to Brussels,” said a stament from the airline.

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj also tweeted that Jet Airways employees are recovering well. “I have just spoken to Manjeev Puri our Ambassador in Brussels. He has informed me that Nidhi and Amit are both recovering well. The airport is still not open. This may take some time. We are coordinating with jetairways on alternate plans to evacuate our citizens,” Swaraj said in a tweet.