Jet Airways has charted a network strategy independently of its equity partner Etihad, which has seen a decline in its fortunes amid a slowdown in West Asia and the bankruptcy of two of its investments, Alitalia and Air Berlin.
On Wednesday, Jet Airways announced a pact with Air France-KLM that will involve close collaboration among the partners on network, pricing and schedules and strengthening of hubs in Amsterdam and Paris for India-Europe-US routes.
Airlines forge commercial partnerships to sell tickets on each others’ flights and such co-operation is not new for Jet Airways, which Naresh Goyal founded in 1993. Even