Originally Posted by
moa999
but WestJet is a LCC and LCC and alliance don't mix.
Yet, BA, CX and AA were courting WJ. There is already a corporate sales agreement between WJ and OW.
Originally Posted by
moa999
They don't want to pay for interconnecting IT systems...
WJ is already switching to Sabre on their own.
Originally Posted by
moa999
...baggage transfer...
WJ already interlines with KL and AF.
Aer Lingus (EI) left oneworld in 2007 as it turned into an LCC to better compete with RyanAir (FR), then got partially bought by FR
Which the current CEO believes was a mistake as he is looking to realign with an alliance... most likely Star.