Originally Posted by
GUWonder
SkyTeam's incumbent members have a history of showing they prefer relative losers to relative winners. Given that history, it's no surprise that Garuda would be fast-tracked while MH would face resistance.
Garuda might make more sense in terms of passenger feed. Among ASEAN economies, Malaysia is lagging and has only beaten out the Philippines in terms of economic growth over the last 10 years (
http://thejakartaglobe.com/home/stag...economy/344959). Adding Garuda adds the fourth most populous nation in the world to SkyTeam's base - lower GDP per capita but rising fast and therefore likely growth in travel.