Beijing, June
11:
Jet Airways is
in talks with two global airline alliances — Star Alliance and Skyteam, the
airline's promoter, Mr Naresh Goyal, has said.
The Centre for
Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) had recently indicated in a report that Jet
Airways would join the Star Alliance ahead of Air India.
However, Jet
Airways has yet to begin the process of joining a global alliance. Air India's
entry into Star Alliance has been stalled due to a variety of factors.
Star Alliance
includes Air Canada, Air China, ANA, Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines and
operates 20,500 daily flights to 1,200 airports. In comparison, Skyteam has
Aeroflot, Air France, China Eastern, Delta Airlines and KLM among others, and
operates 14,700 daily flights to 958 destinations.
In an informal
chat with Indian media persons on the sidelines of the 68th Annual General
Meeting of the International Air Transport Association, Mr Goyal said that the
airline was looking to expand its international operations to destinations that
were economically viable .
The airline is
said to be keen to start operations to Munich, Frankfurt and Paris. Currently,
the airline operates flights to Brussels, Milan and London, in Europe.
Asked about his
reaction to the Government's proposed move to allow 49 per cent foreign direct
investment in domestic airlines, Mr Goyal merely said that he would welcome any
policy initiative undertaken by the Government.
Mr Goyal said
it would be wrong to compare the aviation markets of India and China,
especially since there were differences in the purchasing power of the two
Asian economies, and the manner in which airlines in China are supported by the
state.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-economy/article3517105.ece
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