Lufthansa takes over UA.....
Mar 30, 2009, 7:53 am
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Lufthansa takes over UA.....
.... or at leasts behaves like doing so. A minutes ago I received an Email from Lufthansa (!) in Egypt ([email protected]):
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Mar 30, 2009, 10:27 am
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.... or at leasts behaves like doing so. A minutes ago I received an Email from Lufthansa (!) in Egypt ([email protected]):
So who wants M&M? Lufthansa urges us to join Mileage Plus....
So who wants M&M? Lufthansa urges us to join Mileage Plus....
Mar 30, 2009, 10:57 am
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Maybe LH has been taking over sales and Marketing of UAL in Egypt, that would be my explanation on this strange thing. On the other hand LH is very much interested in pushing UA as they don`t want them to go under as they need them urgently as US partner even more after the DL/NW merger.
Mar 30, 2009, 4:23 pm
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Not only may LH have taken over UA marketing in Egypt - for some years already LH and UA share all revenue and costs for all UA and LH flights between USA and Germany (and all these flights are bookable as code-shares of these 2 airlines).
Mar 30, 2009, 6:28 pm
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Sounds like a plausible explanation.
Mar 30, 2009, 6:32 pm
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The revenue sharing on TATL is still in operation between UA and LH.
Beats me why LH would want to do this, but obviously I don't know the contract details and I would assume that LH sees merit in it.
Beats me why LH would want to do this, but obviously I don't know the contract details and I would assume that LH sees merit in it.