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This will enhance business and leisure travel between the UAE and Canada and feed passengers onto each other's flight networks.
The still versions of the campaign will appear in print and digital.
Will be the first choice if Naresh Goyal decides to sell stake in future.
The airline will utilise new Airbus A320s, scheduled for delivery this year, to accommodate much of the increased frequencies.
The Indian government had given permission for the airlines to operate flights from these destinations, its CEO James Hogan told a press conference in Chennai on Thursday. Once connected to Kolkata and Jaipur, Etihad would have doubled its Indian destinations to eight, ever since it commenced services to Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi last year, before adding New Delhi and the commercial capital of Mumbai.
Has also sought permission to share with Virgin Atlantic for new routes in Britain.
Gulf carrier Etihad Airways on Thursday entered into an agreement with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to become its official sponsor.
The lenders are offering 31.2-75 per cent stake in the company on a fully diluted basis.
The deal is being looked into by Competition Commission of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India among other regulators.
Sources said Abu Dhabi-based Etihad would pick up 24 per cent stake.
Etihad earns about 23 per cent of its passenger revenue from code-share and equity partners, and this would increase after its tie-up with Jet.
The move comes amid expectations that the government would allow foreign airlines to invest directly in Indian carriers.
Etihad has high hopes from Jet Airways deal in which it bought out majority stake in 2013.
Jet Airways scrip on Thursday ended nearly 11 per cent higher after the company announced plans to sell 24 per cent equity to Etihad Airways for about Rs 2,058 crore.
The Gulf carrier could pay up to $330 million for a 24 percent stake.
Jet settled higher by 2.35 per cent at Rs 623.40 on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Etihad is the fourth airline to operate the super jumbo aircraft to India.
Ministry caps number of flights out of Delhi, Mumbai.
The Jet deal would be the first foreign investment into India's aviation market.
'In the inspections, no issues were found with the said locking mechanism.'
Growth rates in traditional markets are slowing and airlines need to reshape their networks.
Speaking at the 2013 CAPA Australia Pacific Aviation Summit held in Sydney, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airline's President and CEO James Hogan said, "We are delighted to welcome Air Serbia to our equity alliance, and look forward to receiving final approvals from regulators in India of our investment in Jet Airways," he added.
Hogan questioned the claims of the airlines campaigning against Etihad.
The resolution plan has to be put to work this month itself. Jet has a debt of over Rs 8,000 crore and needs to make repayments of up to Rs 1,700 crore by the end of March.
Etihad airways plans connectivity from 8 major cities in India and expand its services in the country, especially in South India.
The DGCA has asked airlines to inspect the fuel switch locking system in their Boeing 787 and 737 planes after a preliminary probe report into the Air India crash found that the switches were cut off before the accident.
On a day when service tax department detained another Kingfisher plane for default, the second in two days, the airline announced it was in discussions with Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways for a stake sale which could revive the troubled airline's fortune.
The long-range planes will be delivered from early 2014.
Currently bankers are trying to stave off bankruptcy even as media reports said Etihad Airways, which already owns 24 per cent in the airline, has teamed up with the Hindujas to buy the airline.
The Etihad delegation was led by its CEO James Hogan at the meeting, which was also attended by Jet Airways promoter Naresh Goyal.
Current FDI norms allow a foreign airline to hold up to 49 per cent in a domestic carrier.
A year on, deal between the two airlines still to gather momentum, partly due to management problems at Jet.
Etihad said it declined to lodge an EoI to reinvest in Jet Airways because of unresolved issues concerning the airline's liabilities.
Jet and Etihad stand to benefit from cost savings and synergies in areas such as fleet acquisition, maintenance and training.
The Abu Dhabi carrier seeks assurances following setbacks for several Gulf investors in India.
The move comes a day after an urgent meeting of lenders with Goyal and Etihad Airways chief executive officer Tony Douglas to resolve various issues between the two promoters as well as lenders and Etihad.
The 72-hour introductory joint special fare offer will be available from July 25 to July 27 for a travel period between September 1 and June 15, 2015 for flights within India and between September 1 and November 30 this year for flights to international destinations, the statements said.
Sources close to the deal say, besides a higher stake (earlier, the negotiations were on for sale of up to 24 per cent), Etihad has asked for its representation on the board of the Indian airline, in sync with its shareholding.
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