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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 5:29 am
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I am thrilled that OneWorld have become more 'proactive' in recruiting members from an ever diminishing pool and am similarly happy that the latest airline is Air Berlin. Hopefully this will enable BA to maintain a robust schedule to its existing German destinations.

However, this article relating the topic:

http://www.centreforaviation.com/new...n-europe/page1

also makes slightly depressing reading for any OneWorld fanboys/girls, as one could conclude that OW is not trying to get Aer Lingus, which is currently running a beauty parade amongst the alliances, back into OW.

One the other hand, I remember reading, not so many moons ago, OW did stating that it did not need more than 12 members and would stop recruiting after that - clearly a position that they have re-evaluated
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