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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 5:28 am
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Originally Posted by totti
As far as I understand UA Fans argument, it is not about being keen on EK and not keen on LY but rather the fear that an alliance with LY makes it more difficult to negotiate/invite arab airlines. So it is just a strategic argument.
If course, but why is it that they want those airlines and are not interested in LY? Why not give up on the chance of including them and choose to have an alliance with LY? The reason IMHO is that these airlines open up additional destinations and can serve to funnel larger numbers of passengers into their home or connection hubs. From a business perspective adding LY to an alliance gives them nothing.
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