EVA to join Star Alliance
Aug 30, 2011, 11:28 pm
#121
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Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,967
As a BR Silver, I would no doubt jump over to CI if BR stays out of alliance.
BR treated me okay, but their yucky price for both C and Y (here i'm talking about NYC specifically) and the all those upgrading frustrations just disgust me. I wouldn't mind give CI or even DL a try after CI joins ST.
Well I'll just wait for a while and if nothing hopeful on BR joining *A being materialised, time to say good-bye.
BR treated me okay, but their yucky price for both C and Y (here i'm talking about NYC specifically) and the all those upgrading frustrations just disgust me. I wouldn't mind give CI or even DL a try after CI joins ST.
Well I'll just wait for a while and if nothing hopeful on BR joining *A being materialised, time to say good-bye.
Aug 31, 2011, 12:32 am
#122
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Hsinchu (Taiwan), Saigon, London
Programs: EVA (diamond), A3, BMI, VN
Posts: 2,960
I just assumed it was the typical glee resulting from international recognition/participation on equal terms.
Aug 31, 2011, 3:49 am
#123
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AA EXP 1MM, UA Silver, HH Gold, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 794
Sep 2, 2011, 10:34 am
#124
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Beaverton OR
Programs: GE, AA PLT/2.6MM, BR Gld, Royal Carib. DM+, Celebrity Elite, NCL PLT, Princess Elite
Posts: 1,643
I thought it was dropped for all Silver members in economy, they had to be traveling in Elite or above - no matter the departure city; am I may be wrong about that?
Sep 2, 2011, 2:13 pm
#125
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Programs: EVA Infinity Delta Skymiles
Posts: 130
TG
Sep 2, 2011, 2:56 pm
#126
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: LAX, TPE, NYC
Programs: TK Miles&Smiles, AAdvantage, Flying Blue
Posts: 295
Sep 2, 2011, 9:16 pm
#127
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: CAN, LAX, TPE
Programs: AA, AS, CI, DL, UA
Posts: 2,898
That's what's written in the book.
However, if BR does force that change in LAX, I am sure they will lose tons of customers to CI cause having lounge access at LAX is almost a comp for card members... not to say that CI Gold isn't much harder to achieve than BR Silver these days with the new rules, on top of that, with CX Silver also having access to lounges.
However, if BR does force that change in LAX, I am sure they will lose tons of customers to CI cause having lounge access at LAX is almost a comp for card members... not to say that CI Gold isn't much harder to achieve than BR Silver these days with the new rules, on top of that, with CX Silver also having access to lounges.
Nov 27, 2011, 1:34 pm
#128
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: LAX
Programs: Thai silver(expired), Eva Gold(expired), SPG Gold (expired), MR gold, AA Exp 1MM, UA platinum.
Posts: 404
The only news was from http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-0...news-says.html
Is this a rumor?
Nov 27, 2011, 5:05 pm
#129
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: NZ*G ELT, VA-G
Posts: 3,598
I could not find any "official announcement" from Star Alliance or Eva air web sites.
The only news was from http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-0...news-says.html
Is this a rumor?
The only news was from http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-0...news-says.html
Is this a rumor?
Dec 2, 2011, 7:37 am
#130
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: ATL
Programs: Delta PlM, 1M
Posts: 6,363
OW or Star by 2013
http://atwonline.com/airline-finance...ance-2013-1110
"Taipei-based EVA Airways Corp. (BR) is “in aggressive talks” to join either oneworld or Star alliance by 2013, senior VP-Europe Tim Yang confirmed to ATW in Vienna."
"Taipei-based EVA Airways Corp. (BR) is “in aggressive talks” to join either oneworld or Star alliance by 2013, senior VP-Europe Tim Yang confirmed to ATW in Vienna."
Dec 3, 2011, 7:42 pm
#132
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: LAX
Programs: Thai silver(expired), Eva Gold(expired), SPG Gold (expired), MR gold, AA Exp 1MM, UA platinum.
Posts: 404
http://atwonline.com/airline-finance...ance-2013-1110
"Taipei-based EVA Airways Corp. (BR) is “in aggressive talks” to join either oneworld or Star alliance by 2013, senior VP-Europe Tim Yang confirmed to ATW in Vienna."
"Taipei-based EVA Airways Corp. (BR) is “in aggressive talks” to join either oneworld or Star alliance by 2013, senior VP-Europe Tim Yang confirmed to ATW in Vienna."
However, BR may not have money:
"BR carried 6.4 million passengers in 2010 and reported a profit of $40 million"
so they make only $6.25 per passenger, still better than AA.
Dec 4, 2011, 11:36 am
#133
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: CAN, LAX, TPE
Programs: AA, AS, CI, DL, UA
Posts: 2,898
Though, I am sure Chang rather buy Japan Airlines over American Airlines.
Dec 4, 2011, 1:28 pm
#134
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: ATL
Programs: Delta PlM, 1M
Posts: 6,363
Dec 4, 2011, 10:29 pm
#135
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: San Francisco
Programs: UA 1K/AS 100K …Bonvoy Titanium..Hertz Presidents Club
Posts: 1,116
Too bad current laws do not allow foreign ownership above 48% (?) of a US carrier. So, not going to happen.