Jet and the Star Alliance. Will they / Won't they?
Sep 6, 2012, 12:30 am
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and again...
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...w/16274352.cms
Jet Airways has now formally applied to the government for permission to join the German carrier Lufthansa-led alliance, which has United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, SWISS, Air China and Turkish Airlines among its members. It has also struck a much larger code share deal with Lufthansa as compared with what exists with Air India.
Jet Airways has now formally applied to the government for permission to join the German carrier Lufthansa-led alliance, which has United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, SWISS, Air China and Turkish Airlines among its members. It has also struck a much larger code share deal with Lufthansa as compared with what exists with Air India.
Sep 6, 2012, 1:37 am
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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...w/16274352.cms
Jet Airways has now formally applied to the government for permission to join the German carrier Lufthansa-led alliance, which has United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, SWISS, Air China and Turkish Airlines among its members. It has also struck a much larger code share deal with Lufthansa as compared with what exists with Air India.
Jet Airways has now formally applied to the government for permission to join the German carrier Lufthansa-led alliance, which has United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, SWISS, Air China and Turkish Airlines among its members. It has also struck a much larger code share deal with Lufthansa as compared with what exists with Air India.
Sep 6, 2012, 2:34 am
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Sep 6, 2012, 3:02 am
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Sep 16, 2012, 10:29 am
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Had lunch with a friend who is more or less on First name terms with Mr & Mrs G. Got some detailed answers and there is no chance of Jet joining any alliance yet. Basically these are all publicity stunts by Mr G to show creditors and possible lenders that Jet has expansion plans.
He has no plans on Jet joining an alliance, he knows that all 3 of the alliances want Jet on board but he will take his time and basically milk it.
He has no plans on Jet joining an alliance, he knows that all 3 of the alliances want Jet on board but he will take his time and basically milk it.
Sep 16, 2012, 4:09 pm
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Sep 16, 2012, 4:19 pm
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Right now it has code share agreements with most of the major airlines anyway so it get's business from them regardless of it being in a alliance? I mean there must be a reason why he doesn't wanna join?
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Sep 16, 2012, 9:00 pm
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Or claiming that it's a publici stunt is a publicity stunt to make all alliances want it even more. 
What a circus!
Originally Posted by lallyr
Had lunch with a friend who is more or less on First name terms with Mr & Mrs G. Got some detailed answers and there is no chance of Jet joining any alliance yet. Basically these are all publicity stunts by Mr G to show creditors and possible lenders that Jet has expansion plans.
He has no plans on Jet joining an alliance, he knows that all 3 of the alliances want Jet on board but he will take his time and basically milk it.
He has no plans on Jet joining an alliance, he knows that all 3 of the alliances want Jet on board but he will take his time and basically milk it.
What a circus!
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Sep 16, 2012, 9:52 pm
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Does it though? What benefit will it get? Don't get me wrong I am not being abrupt, I honestly don't know the benefit it will gain?
Right now it has code share agreements with most of the major airlines anyway so it get's business from them regardless of it being in a alliance? I mean there must be a reason why he doesn't wanna join?
Right now it has code share agreements with most of the major airlines anyway so it get's business from them regardless of it being in a alliance? I mean there must be a reason why he doesn't wanna join?
I buy this!
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Sep 16, 2012, 10:52 pm
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I think we've had this conversation earlier in this thread. Anyway, here's one benefit: by joining an alliance, Jet's passengers can earn elite miles on partner airlines. A simple code share is just not good enough. Someone (especially a business traveler) who wants to fly ORD to BOM will not choose 9W even though the LHR/BRU-BOM segment may have an AA code.
Sep 17, 2012, 3:49 am
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Jet had some good people leading the JP program who wanted to make it a good program at a point of time. As of date, the current head of JP does only has revenue targets to meet (via people I know who work closely with 9w) so all he can do is to tie up more and sell more miles. Hence, what a JP customer wants or is beneficial is not relevant anymore.