jimmac
Dec 10, 04, 8:47 am
I have also asked this question on the Star Alliance forum. Does anyone know the date on which SAA will formally join Star Alliance?
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Tanzguy
Dec 11, 04, 1:19 am
I have also asked this question on the Star Alliance forum. Does anyone know the date on which SAA will formally join Star Alliance?
I've asked this a couple of times too. At first it was "the beginning of 2005," and I'd heard January and March. Now, I'm hearing by the May/June. But these are all rumours. Nothing on either of the websites. But I hope SOON.
I've asked this a couple of times too. At first it was "the beginning of 2005," and I'd heard January and March. Now, I'm hearing by the May/June. But these are all rumours. Nothing on either of the websites. But I hope SOON.
floris_FRA
Dec 11, 04, 2:42 am
I just got the SAA newsletter and there was not a single word of mention on this topic. I wonder what the hold-up is? I have friend who is on the SAA Customer Advisory Board...and he is in the dark too! This does not really leave me with a good feeling about joining next year :confused:
SchmeckFlyer
Dec 11, 04, 4:19 am
I think SAA should join Sky Team, IMHO. Especially since they seem to have such a nice, cozy agreement with Delta (one of founding members of said alliance). Plus it would be great for me, being with KLM and all...
Star Alliance is getting too big and unwieldly anyway...
Star Alliance is getting too big and unwieldly anyway...
sperberj
Dec 14, 04, 9:26 am
See below and also similar discussions in the Star Alliance forum.
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December 14, 2004
South African Airways (SAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to join the Star Alliance to improve its international network and benefit from the 15 member partnership's buying power, it said on Tuesday.
State-owned SAA said in a statement that the MOU was signed by its Chief Executive Khaya Ngqula in Bangkok on Monday.
SAA will benefit from the alliance's cross-marketing, code sharing agreements and reduced add-on fees for flights using the partners' networks.
"We fully commit to the integration into the Star Alliance within a year to ensure that our customers derive maximum benefits," Ngqula said.
"There is no question that the revenue model offered by Star Alliance is what SAA needs for a successful turnaround."
SAA reported a ZAR132 million rand (USD$23 million) profit before tax in the six months to the end of September, after a ZAR2.4 billion (USD$418.4 million) loss in the same period last year. It posted a pre-tax loss of 8.7 billion (USD$1.52 billion) in the 2003-2004 fiscal year.
Star Alliance is the biggest of the global airline groupings by market share, distance flown and number of passengers. Its members include Lufthansa, United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Air Canada and SAS.
(Reuters)
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December 14, 2004
South African Airways (SAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to join the Star Alliance to improve its international network and benefit from the 15 member partnership's buying power, it said on Tuesday.
State-owned SAA said in a statement that the MOU was signed by its Chief Executive Khaya Ngqula in Bangkok on Monday.
SAA will benefit from the alliance's cross-marketing, code sharing agreements and reduced add-on fees for flights using the partners' networks.
"We fully commit to the integration into the Star Alliance within a year to ensure that our customers derive maximum benefits," Ngqula said.
"There is no question that the revenue model offered by Star Alliance is what SAA needs for a successful turnaround."
SAA reported a ZAR132 million rand (USD$23 million) profit before tax in the six months to the end of September, after a ZAR2.4 billion (USD$418.4 million) loss in the same period last year. It posted a pre-tax loss of 8.7 billion (USD$1.52 billion) in the 2003-2004 fiscal year.
Star Alliance is the biggest of the global airline groupings by market share, distance flown and number of passengers. Its members include Lufthansa, United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Air Canada and SAS.
(Reuters)
Shareholder
Dec 16, 04, 4:48 pm
See below and also similar discussions in the Star Alliance forum.
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December 14, 2004
South African Airways (SAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to join the Star Alliance to improve its international network and benefit from the 15 member partnership's buying power, it said on Tuesday.
State-owned SAA said in a statement that the MOU was signed by its Chief Executive Khaya Ngqula in Bangkok on Monday.
SAA will benefit from the alliance's cross-marketing, code sharing agreements and reduced add-on fees for flights using the partners' networks.
"We fully commit to the integration into the Star Alliance within a year to ensure that our customers derive maximum benefits," Ngqula said.
"There is no question that the revenue model offered by Star Alliance is what SAA needs for a successful turnaround."
SAA reported a ZAR132 million rand (USD$23 million) profit before tax in the six months to the end of September, after a ZAR2.4 billion (USD$418.4 million) loss in the same period last year. It posted a pre-tax loss of 8.7 billion (USD$1.52 billion) in the 2003-2004 fiscal year.
Star Alliance is the biggest of the global airline groupings by market share, distance flown and number of passengers. Its members include Lufthansa, United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Air Canada and SAS.
(Reuters)
Thanks for posting this. Unfortunately it tells us absolutely nothing more than we knew last February [I was in SAfrica at the time, so read it in the weekend STAR] when there was a first announcement that SAA had decided to go for STAR. Not your fault, of course. I had read somewhere semi-official that SAA and Lithuanian or some similar carrier would be members as of January 2005, but that no longer seems likely as SAA has not even informed their own members of a date.
Too bad, SAA'll continue to lose my business to BA and COMAIR until they are a STAR member. I have a flight from LAX next month, but it will be on BA.
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December 14, 2004
South African Airways (SAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to join the Star Alliance to improve its international network and benefit from the 15 member partnership's buying power, it said on Tuesday.
State-owned SAA said in a statement that the MOU was signed by its Chief Executive Khaya Ngqula in Bangkok on Monday.
SAA will benefit from the alliance's cross-marketing, code sharing agreements and reduced add-on fees for flights using the partners' networks.
"We fully commit to the integration into the Star Alliance within a year to ensure that our customers derive maximum benefits," Ngqula said.
"There is no question that the revenue model offered by Star Alliance is what SAA needs for a successful turnaround."
SAA reported a ZAR132 million rand (USD$23 million) profit before tax in the six months to the end of September, after a ZAR2.4 billion (USD$418.4 million) loss in the same period last year. It posted a pre-tax loss of 8.7 billion (USD$1.52 billion) in the 2003-2004 fiscal year.
Star Alliance is the biggest of the global airline groupings by market share, distance flown and number of passengers. Its members include Lufthansa, United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Air Canada and SAS.
(Reuters)
Thanks for posting this. Unfortunately it tells us absolutely nothing more than we knew last February [I was in SAfrica at the time, so read it in the weekend STAR] when there was a first announcement that SAA had decided to go for STAR. Not your fault, of course. I had read somewhere semi-official that SAA and Lithuanian or some similar carrier would be members as of January 2005, but that no longer seems likely as SAA has not even informed their own members of a date.
Too bad, SAA'll continue to lose my business to BA and COMAIR until they are a STAR member. I have a flight from LAX next month, but it will be on BA.