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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 8:19 pm
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Originally Posted by jeffhacker
Short answer: No. The Virgin Group constitutes 3 airlines, and although they are all separate, they do coordinate certain things. Virgin Australia has a close relationship with Delta, and if anything, that would push them toward SkyTeam. And United recently cut off their reciprocal frequent flyer relationship with Virgin Atlantic (although i think US Airways till has one). United is pretty strong transatlantic, and a major competitor to Virgin - I don't see them joining forces.
Virgin Australia has a close relationship with Delta but... it has an even closer relationship with Air NZ (star), a significant relationship with SQ (Star), and a very tight relationship with Etihad (unaligned). I think VAs relationship with Delta is a factor but no more or less than those other relationships that it has.
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