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Old Dec 9, 2010, 9:15 pm
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Originally Posted by hfly
I cannot recall many defections from ST, but do recall several from the other alliances.
Other than Canadian Airlines going broke and being bought by AC, there have been no defections from OW. I can't speak about *A other than MX.

Originally Posted by hfly
I would say overall that 1world has been and continues to be in the weakest position for a variety of reasons, and that these may accelerate in the medium term future.
People have been saying this for years, and yet OW still survives and continues to grow with new members and ATI/JV agreements. Predictions of OW's demise are highly exaggerated.

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