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Etihad sees more growth in India after record year

Etihad Airways said Sunday it is looking at ways to grow its business in India after a 63% increase in the number of passengers carried between India and Abu Dhabi with Jet Airways in 2015. “There is further room to grow and we are looking at the many opportunities that exist to develop our operations,” James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ president and CE, said. He did not, however, say how the airline plans to grow the business. Etihad and Jet carried 3.3m passengers between Abu Dhabi and India in the 12 months to Dec 31, 2015, compared to 2m a year earlier. Etihad did not give a reason for the increase in passengers. However, India is one the largest travel markets in the world and the 2 airlines have 20% of global travellers to and from India, according to Etihad. <br/>