New Delhi: With Jet Airways having entered into an equity partnership with West Asian airline Etihad last year, Frankfurt headquartered airline alliance group Star Alliance said its doors were shut to it.
"After that (Etihad-Jet) deal , let me say that doors are shut for Jet," said Christian Klick, vice-president, Corporate, Star Alliance, speaking to Business Today on the sidelines of a media gathering during a two-day visit to the country. With Air India having been announced as a possible member of the alliance that has a 23.6% market share and access to 1,328 global destinations through its network, Star left room for one more of country's premium airlines to be inducted into its fold as a second member. It was keen on Jet.
But Jet never committed itself to this alliance and thereby caused a lot of problems for Air India. Star member airlines in 2011 blocked Air India's entry and it was widely believed that a pending decision by Jet was one of the reasons for that. Jet did move an application before the government requesting allowing it to be a second alliance memeber.
27/03/14 Manisha Singhal/Business Today
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"After that (Etihad-Jet) deal , let me say that doors are shut for Jet," said Christian Klick, vice-president, Corporate, Star Alliance, speaking to Business Today on the sidelines of a media gathering during a two-day visit to the country. With Air India having been announced as a possible member of the alliance that has a 23.6% market share and access to 1,328 global destinations through its network, Star left room for one more of country's premium airlines to be inducted into its fold as a second member. It was keen on Jet.
But Jet never committed itself to this alliance and thereby caused a lot of problems for Air India. Star member airlines in 2011 blocked Air India's entry and it was widely believed that a pending decision by Jet was one of the reasons for that. Jet did move an application before the government requesting allowing it to be a second alliance memeber.
27/03/14 Manisha Singhal/Business Today
