Originally Posted by
hyderago
Fine. Assuming AI makes it into *A, they will try to prevent another Indian airline from joining them. AI knows that if both it and 9W join *A, people will just fly 9W and not AI. This leaves OW as the next best option for 9W. Given this, I think that 9W might as well try to join OW now itself (assuming IT doesn't survive).
Quite right. But even without my AI-colored glasses on, I would be strongly opposed to AI and 9W being part of the same alliance. That would basically give *A a monopoly on the Indian market. And that would be a terrible, terrible thing.