Originally Posted by
hfly
Regarding the Skyteam assertion from Mike above, I really do not understand it, as other than probably Australia where Oneworld does have the edge, I do not see how ST has less worldwide covergage than 1W.
My 2 cents in terms of ease of earning/maintaining and benefits would be TK for Star, OK or DL for ST, and probably AA for 1W. Then again it really depends on flight patterns and class of service. If she's going everyhere on premium fares and mostly long haul she may find BA and LH better for her......
Perhaps it was not a completely accurate statement to say that Skyteam had less worldwide coverage.
Living in Japan, it does feel that way here because ANA and JAL are *alliance and OW respectively, so in fact flying out of Japan choices are relatively limited with Skyteam. Now that CO is leaving, one cannot even get a direct flight to New York from NRT on skyteam anymore.
Delta and Skyteam may very well provide excellent coverage for someone living in New York.
I agree that LH and BA are excellent choices for the premium fare flyer.
AA is a very good choice for people like me who mostly buy economy fares.