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Old Dec 2, 2009 | 2:26 pm
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Originally Posted by Supersonic Swinger
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.
I'm quite familiar with the profiles of the countries in the region, but that doesn't change a thing about SkyTeam incumbent members' approach to bringing in new members (or not). SkyTeam is the worst of the big alliances in this regard.
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