Lufthansa pushed Air India into a corner over Star Alliance entry bid

What queered the pitch for Air India in its entry bid for Star Alliance is the latter’s insistence that rival Jet Airways also be allowed to become a member as and when it applied for one. In fact, according to government sources, Lufthansa (founding member of the grouping) that was hand-holding Air India in its membership bid, together with Star Alliance, wanted Air India to pitch Jet’s case with the government in due course. Clearly, this did not go down well either with the carrier or its owner, the government of India.

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