Originally Posted by
Xiaotung
I remember any *A member can't join another alliance for at least 2 years when they leave *A as part of the alliance contract. Wasn't it why MX had to wait that long before they joined oneworld?
That story did the rounds at the time, I am not sure whether it has ever been verified. In any case, MX took a lot longer than 2 years to go from *A to OW.