Mumbai: The Rs 2,058 crore deal between Jet Airways and Etihad Airways will benefit passengers, as increased competition will bring down air fares, aviation sector experts said on Wednesday. According to Captain Gopinath, the founder of erstwhile Air Deccan, the increased competition will lead to low airfares, besides bringing about improvement in the passenger amenities.
Jet promoter Naresh Goyal and Etihad President and CEO James Hogan on Wednesday announced a strategic equity alliance in Abu Dhabi under which the Indian private carrier would sell 27.26 million shares in a preferential offer to Etihad at Rs 754.74 apiece.
"The deal may be good from the passengers' point of view as it would offer an enhanced connectivity, but at the same time too much access into the domestic market may result in Abu Dhabi becoming another Dubai which has today become a hub for the West-bound traffic," an expert said....
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07:11 PM, Oct 19, 2012
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05:20 PM, Oct 19, 2012
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04:20 PM, Oct 19, 2012
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11:03 AM, Oct 19, 2012
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12:35 PM, Oct 18, 2012
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10:29 AM, Oct 18, 2012
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