Originally Posted by
stimpy
Not really. RTW's are a tiny, tiny percentage of tickets and revenue. The main thing for the airlines are code shares to keep people within the alliance no matter what their destination.
FWIW, the oneworld site claims the RTW *ONE* as the alliance's flagship fare:
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http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=19117
"...the alliance's flagship round-the-world oneworld Explorer fare..."
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http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=18907
"Its flagship alliance fare is oneworld Explorer..."