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Jul 27, 2010 | 11:53 am

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IC6A

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Join Date: Jul 2007

Location: Europe's World City

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Originally Posted by Aisle Seat H

yep... a couple of people over the years called for it on that Thread [e.g. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/12749974-post42.html], but IC6A considered it no better than a 150/1 chance that it would happen [http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/12984586-post46.html] and then decided it was so unlikely that he gave us odds of 1500/1 back in April [http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/13865800-post59.html]!!!

How I now wish I'd have made a bet with him then!

You should had indeed. Frankly speaking I had the sense that AB will eventually choose OneWorld. But I did not see it happening so quickly. Last year I hoped AB could make a decision soon but it did not come near to any OW carriers codeshares or FFP programm cooperation. So I changed the position of their possibilities of join OW.

Funny enough when I heared of the news I just flew BA from Berlin Tegal to London and had a chat with BA staff about moving to new airport next year...

Funny little world. I guess if everyone bet with me I may cash a lot by then since hardly anyone would belive this could happen so quickly last week until sunday.

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