Originally Posted by
SFO777
How on earth would NZ and the competitive airline situation in New Zealand have any relevance whatsoever to DL and North America, or to any other place for that matter?
My point was simply addressed to RealHJ's concern about how on earth DL would implement it, not the competitive situation in North America. DL could very easily start awarding its members "SkyPoints" based heavily on fare class and then by regions, regardless of SkyTeam member flown, while other programs still handed out miles/kms to their members even on DL metal. I agree that it'd be the quickest way for them to help out COdbaUA by stemming elite defections, but it could still fit within SkyTeam without the logistical issues.