Originally Posted by
wgarnerr
According to the SkyTeam website, CI will become a full member on 28-Sep-11. I'm considering booking some travel with them (LAX-TPE-ETC) that would commence on 30-Sep-11. What are the chances that I'll get DL DM elite treatment? Can anyone confirm that I would be able to route the miles & MQMs to my SkyMiles account (so far there is no fare class table posted to the SM site)?
There are DL codeshares for some of the flights I need, but not all of them, so it's not feasible to book the entire ticket with DL flight numbers.
Obviously SkyTeam doesn't eliminate carriers with high accident rates such as China Airlines.
Delta as a Carrier with its own flights has a very good safety rating. And some Asian partners are getting better as well.
Hopefully China Airlines after the addition of SkyTeam will turn into a safer airline.
However with China Airlines I have heard horror stories with management issues as well as air traffic control communications stories and more. However, even the worst carriers have been known to change from bad to excellent.
Korean Airlines as of late has been good even though it had a poor history in the past and everyone likes their food. :-)
China Eastern is superior to China Airlines and I believe it also got access to Sky Team recently if I recall. Not sure how other chinese airlines are. However each person will have their own routes and carrier preferences. Choose wisely.
I will say this about Delta: It seems to be going for marketshare since it seems to have alliances in some of the most populous nations such as having one the largest China networks with SkyTeam.