Originally Posted by
payam81
Actually PR would look like a 5* airline next to RO, SU and the future members CI and GA.
If it helps, there are some people in local forums who feel that GA didn't deserve their four-star rating, or that PAL should also have their rating upgraded. Well, let's see how Skytrax responds: I've decided to stop relying on them after they "sanitized" my positive review of CZ.
Originally Posted by
terminalc
And I think any alliance would want INTL services moved to T3.
If there's any indication, according to local forums, NH and KE will be the first two airlines to use NAIA Terminal 3. NH will be flying to NAIA-3 when it starts service in February, while KE will move in June. All other airlines will move to NAIA-3 in December 2011.
Originally Posted by
terminalc
If they were to join any of the 3 alliances I'd use them TPAC any day of the week once they quit sending RP-C8168 to LAX/SFO on occasion (it has the old seats.) More 777s should take care of that.
Rumor has it that RP-C8168 is also being refurbished so that there will be a uniform 747 product.
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I can probably deduce from here that PAL will gravitate towards Star or SkyTeam. However, when I talked to a relative who's a PAL executive, she told me that their closest U.S.-based partner is AA. But, it seems that Oneworld won't expand Southeast Asia beyong HKG, and I wouldn't want PAL to be the vassal of CX and JL.
Either way, I hope PAL gets into SkyTeam. At least VN and GA don't have to start their own U.S. flights!
