Originally Posted by
JCBR
As for the longer term outlook - my feeling is that VS will join StarA. They need to be in an alliance and already have numerous partnerships with * members (ANA, NZ, BMI, AIR CHINA, SAS, SOUTH AFRICAN) plus let' snot forget SQ who own 49% of VS.
Except SQ has been trying to sell its stake for years. And if anything reciprocal benefits/arrangements between SQ and VS have been diminishing over the years (for example SQ F used to get access to all VS clubhouses but no more).