AS & UA Partnership?
Sep 27, 2014, 6:09 pm
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First: as the OP, I'm going to call BS on this as I've heard nothing previously.
A colleague of mine whom I hold in the highest regard, heard last night from a flight attendant or gate agent on her way back to Portland ( I'm still trying to verify the details of her story) that AS and DL are ending their partnership, primarily because AS is entering into a partnership with UA.
Since I've not even heard rumors of an AS/UA hookup, I'm filing this with the typical FA-with-no-knowledge bucket.
Has anyone else heard anything like this??
A colleague of mine whom I hold in the highest regard, heard last night from a flight attendant or gate agent on her way back to Portland ( I'm still trying to verify the details of her story) that AS and DL are ending their partnership, primarily because AS is entering into a partnership with UA.
Since I've not even heard rumors of an AS/UA hookup, I'm filing this with the typical FA-with-no-knowledge bucket.
Has anyone else heard anything like this??
Sep 28, 2014, 12:32 am
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Would this involve RDM's and such?
AA and DL had something ex-LAX before...
Would this involve RDM's and such?
AA and DL had something ex-LAX before...
Sep 29, 2014, 6:15 pm
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It'd be nice if it happened, but I won't hold my breath. It would mean (for me) the following:
* More opportunity to fly AS, as UA flies PWM-ORD/EWR, where AS could connect me to SEA/PDX. Depending on the day of the week, I'd take a 1 stop ex-PWM over a nonstop from BOS.
* Presuming a full partnership, the ability to use Ultimate Rewards points to book flights on AS metal (via UA awards).
The thing is, I'm not sure why AS would go for this. I can see why UA would want the partnership, as they have a weak NW network. But for AS, why not just wait until AA and US combine into AA, or even partner with US in the meantime? That would give AS a superior east coast network, particularly the mid-atlantic and the northeast, where it's hard to say anyone is stronger than US. I'm not really seeing what a UA partnership does for AS other than provide east coast connectivity that isn't as good as AA/US.
I suppose they could partner with UA and get the benefits of the AA/US merger eventually, but why?
* More opportunity to fly AS, as UA flies PWM-ORD/EWR, where AS could connect me to SEA/PDX. Depending on the day of the week, I'd take a 1 stop ex-PWM over a nonstop from BOS.
* Presuming a full partnership, the ability to use Ultimate Rewards points to book flights on AS metal (via UA awards).
The thing is, I'm not sure why AS would go for this. I can see why UA would want the partnership, as they have a weak NW network. But for AS, why not just wait until AA and US combine into AA, or even partner with US in the meantime? That would give AS a superior east coast network, particularly the mid-atlantic and the northeast, where it's hard to say anyone is stronger than US. I'm not really seeing what a UA partnership does for AS other than provide east coast connectivity that isn't as good as AA/US.
I suppose they could partner with UA and get the benefits of the AA/US merger eventually, but why?
Oct 24, 2014, 9:03 am
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When the FA mentioned United, I wonder if they were thinking of Silver Airways? AS signed an interline partnership a few days ago. Silver used to operate flights under the United Express name (maybe still does?)
http://www.silverairways.com/about-s...erline-partner
http://www.silverairways.com/about-s...erline-partner
Last edited by CDKing; Oct 24, 2014 at 9:18 am
Oct 24, 2014, 9:12 am
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That's interesting - my buddy who lives in SFO just visited me this past weekend here in SEA. When he sent me his UA itinerary I was surprised/shocked to see that his return flight was on AS metal, operated as a code share with, yeah, UA. So I can confirm that this is really happening. I was as surprised as anyone.
Oct 24, 2014, 9:18 am
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That's interesting - my buddy who lives in SFO just visited me this past weekend here in SEA. When he sent me his UA itinerary I was surprised/shocked to see that his return flight was on AS metal, operated as a code share with, yeah, UA. So I can confirm that this is really happening. I was as surprised as anyone.
Oct 24, 2014, 10:42 am
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That's interesting - my buddy who lives in SFO just visited me this past weekend here in SEA. When he sent me his UA itinerary I was surprised/shocked to see that his return flight was on AS metal, operated as a code share with, yeah, UA. So I can confirm that this is really happening. I was as surprised as anyone.
Oct 25, 2014, 8:40 am
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That's interesting - my buddy who lives in SFO just visited me this past weekend here in SEA. When he sent me his UA itinerary I was surprised/shocked to see that his return flight was on AS metal, operated as a code share with, yeah, UA. So I can confirm that this is really happening. I was as surprised as anyone.
Nov 2, 2014, 12:26 pm
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It is already possible to use Chase URs for award travel on AS, by converting to Avionics, calling BA. In fact, such redemptions can be an excellent value, as they are mileage based.