I wonder if there is more to the story (not that there is in this case). Whenever I hear about a top executive quitting I always think that another shoe is about to drop.
Originally Posted by
OnMedic
Why OneWorld. It appears SkyTeam would be a better fit.
Agreed. To me it seems like WS is much further along the line of partnering with Skyteam carriers than Oneworld (notwithstanding previous media articles regarding BA, etc. when BA started flying to YYC).
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/westj...rstanding.html
A few months ago a co-worker of mine had a ticket from YEG to europe that was for WS and KLM. As far as I know it was a single ticket, and I have not heard of WS doing full interline with other airlines.
Originally Posted by
calgary_jay
I think the Alaska model would be best, which multiple partners with increased flexibility.
Looking forward to seeing where this could lead to. I think its fair to say a change was needed (esp with the Sabre switch-over and the initial launch of the frequent flyer programme)
Gregg Saretsky came from Alaska Airlines airlines; I could easily see him trying to adopt similar practives with WS.