Gulf carrier News

Gulf carrier Etihad Airways along with partner Jet Airways has carried a record 3.3 million people between Abu Dhabi and India in 2015, registering a 63 per cent growth in passenger traffic.

No-frills carrier IndiGo on Wednesday said it is in preliminary discussions with Qatar Airways to explore a marketing collaboration but termed as "baseless" reports of the airline offloading stake to the Gulf carrier.

Gulf carrier Qatar Airways on Tuesday said it is in talks with IndiGo, the largest Indian airline by market share and set to rest speculations that it is looking for a partnership with SpiceJet.

Etihad Airways invested nearly Rs 2,000 crores in Jet Airways aimed at cornering a large share of the 40 million Indians travelling abroad every year, the Gulf carrier's CEO James Hogan has said.

Gulf carrier Emirates on Tuesday said it has no plans to windrow the plane from operations.

Etihad Airways will operate a three-cabin Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which has been leased from Jet Airways.

The deal by Etihad and other tie-ups, has been going through turbulent times ever since it was announced in April 2013.