AF discusses partnership with...SQ
Apr 27, 2016, 4:29 pm
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AF discusses partnership with...SQ
Interesting article (sorry in French) today in la Tribune:
http://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-...es-567143.html
Not a lot of details given but it seems the 2 airlines are discussing cooperation beyond CDG and SIN + code-sharing on CDG-SIN. But, as per *A rules, SQ needs to obtain approval from *A board and I don't think LH will be very happy with that.
The article mentions another interesting story : AF and SQ were discussing last year a more intensive cooperation, including SQ leaving *A, but finally SQ didn't use the possibility given to all *A carriers, for a certain time window last year, to leave the alliance without penalties.
Such an agreement would be a very good move and it would solve the Oceania service for AF, which remains a weak point since the termination of the agreement with QF and because the agreement with EY never really materialized.
http://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-...es-567143.html
Not a lot of details given but it seems the 2 airlines are discussing cooperation beyond CDG and SIN + code-sharing on CDG-SIN. But, as per *A rules, SQ needs to obtain approval from *A board and I don't think LH will be very happy with that.
The article mentions another interesting story : AF and SQ were discussing last year a more intensive cooperation, including SQ leaving *A, but finally SQ didn't use the possibility given to all *A carriers, for a certain time window last year, to leave the alliance without penalties.
Such an agreement would be a very good move and it would solve the Oceania service for AF, which remains a weak point since the termination of the agreement with QF and because the agreement with EY never really materialized.
Apr 27, 2016, 11:54 pm
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KLM already cooperates with SQ beyond SIN, and has done for years [it cooperates with many non-Skyteam airlines on such itineraries, including Etihad, (from *A) Air China, Air New Zealand, (from oneworld) Cathay Pacific, Qantas/Jetstar, Malaysia Airlines. No codeshare/cooperation on AMS-SIN
Apr 28, 2016, 2:53 am
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Reading the article, it is not an interline agreement we are talking about here. They already have such agreement for a very long time.
Apr 28, 2016, 8:20 pm
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Would be interesting to see if they codeshare on CDG-SIN or even to Australia. AF would have to guarantee BEST on the route.
Apr 28, 2016, 8:24 pm
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Early on, DL and SQ had a wonderful bilateral partnership that gave much better award availability for premium cabin travel on SQ than SQ provided to its *A partners. I managed five such RT award tickets on SQ, with most segments in FC on the dates I wanted, in the year or two before this program ended.
Apr 28, 2016, 10:20 pm
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Early on, DL and SQ had a wonderful bilateral partnership that gave much better award availability for premium cabin travel on SQ than SQ provided to its *A partners. I managed five such RT award tickets on SQ, with most segments in FC on the dates I wanted, in the year or two before this program ended.