Originally Posted by
tickety-boo
With Vietnam Airlines (and, possibly, some day, Malaysian) joining Skyteam, what about Bangkok Airways? Would they be affected by either or both of these joining Skyteam? Would it make them more likely to look at OW?
Bangkok Airways is poised to enter SkyTeam as an associate member, not as a full member. Malaysia Airlines is supposed to join, but we have no idea what happened. I was informed though in another forum that alliance membership is not a priority for Idris Jala, and I read in A.Net (I think) that AF is opposed to the idea. Garuda Indonesia has not made any noise yet despite getting Korean Air to help them.
Vietnam Airlines would make a good SkyTeam partner, although its entry, I hope, will not reduce the chances of the other airlines. I'm still rooting for Philippine Airlines, even if no airline (hopefully VN though) has extended the invitation yet.