Virgin American partner ?
Aug 27, 2010, 10:37 am
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Virgin American partner ?
This question might have been asked previously , but in my searches wasn't able to find an answer.
With VAM offering service between SEA and DFW starting in December, curious if there is any plans for VAM to be added to the airline partners ? I know Virgin Atlantic already is .. but wasn't sure if that includes VAM flights?
Oh and also a big thank you to Continental for adding miles to my balance for the medical diversion a few months back. Unexpected but appreciated.
Will
With VAM offering service between SEA and DFW starting in December, curious if there is any plans for VAM to be added to the airline partners ? I know Virgin Atlantic already is .. but wasn't sure if that includes VAM flights?
Oh and also a big thank you to Continental for adding miles to my balance for the medical diversion a few months back. Unexpected but appreciated.
Will
Aug 27, 2010, 10:42 am
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Nope. Not gonna happen. And I'm not sure why SEA-DFW would drive such a partnership since DFW is hte hub for AAnother AAirline. 
Aug 27, 2010, 11:01 am
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Seems unlikely. Branson has gone on record as being opposed to alliances (although not necessarily partnerships, since CO & VS have a partnership); he's more likely to set up a "Virgin Worldwide Network", bringing Virgin Atlantic, Virgin America, and Virgin Blue together with a common FF program & codeshare/interline agreement.
Aug 27, 2010, 11:15 am
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Thanks ..
This is why I love this forum , quick responses .. thanks.
When I spoke of partner airlines it was on the FF program and maybe codeshare, similar to VA is now. It would be nice to have another option into DFW other than AA , and aquire FF miles. Alaska being a great option.
When I spoke of partner airlines it was on the FF program and maybe codeshare, similar to VA is now. It would be nice to have another option into DFW other than AA , and aquire FF miles. Alaska being a great option.
Aug 27, 2010, 1:32 pm
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Virgin Atlantic and Virgin America are seperate entities too - so what VS does, it doesn't nessecarily follow that Virgin America would do or be involved with.
Aug 27, 2010, 1:48 pm
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Aug 28, 2010, 9:53 pm
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Since Virgin America has a primary hub in the same place as one of United's most important hubs (SFO) and thus competes against UA on nearly every single route (I think SFO/LAX-FLL is the only one they don't go head-to-head on)...it doesn't seem like it'd be in CO's best interest to form an alliance with them.
Aug 29, 2010, 12:39 pm
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Since Virgin America has a primary hub in the same place as one of United's most important hubs (SFO) and thus competes against UA on nearly every single route (I think SFO/LAX-FLL is the only one they don't go head-to-head on)...it doesn't seem like it'd be in CO's best interest to form an alliance with them.