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Jet Airways has not become Etihad's feeder airline, the airline's chairman Naresh Goyal has stated. "Abu Dhabi is our gateway, but we have helped to increase traffic at both Mumbai and Delhi airports. Air India is now a member of Star Alliance so does it mean it has become a feeder of Star Alliance airlines," Goyal said while responding to media queries.
Jet continued efforts to build its home hubs in Mumbai and New Delhi and have seen transfer traffic grow 35 per cent in Mumbai and 13 per cent in New Delhi, the airline said.
"Our partnership with Jet is generating traction. Etihad and Jet have together flown more passengers to India and than flying them out. We have increased our capacity to India and are looking to introduce an Airbus A380 to the Mumbai route from first half of next year," Etihad president James Hogan said.
