Air France invites Indian to join SkyTeam

Even as the proposed merger of Air India and Indian gets under way, both are being wooed by global aviation alliances to join.
On Saturday Indian was invited to join the 10-member airline grouping SkyTeam by the President and Chief Operating Officer of Air France, Mr Pierre-Henri Gourgeon. Air France is the largest member of SkyTeam.
At a meeting with the Chairman and Managing Director of Indian, Mr V. Trivedi, Air France proposed that Indian was a "suitable candidate" for joining the alliance as it provided synergy not only within India but also in the Gulf region where the European airline has a strong presence.
The SkyTeam has as its members Air France, KLM, Continental, Northwest and Aeroflot among others that together operate more than 14,600 flights daily to 728 destinations in 149 countries.
22/01/07 Moneycontrol.com

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