Originally Posted by
chongcao
The trick of AF DL PR in working:
1>, When JAL in trouble, they put lots of articles and PR mechanism stating JAL will sign AF and DL to switch
2>, When JAL in talk with BA for JV, AF put in loads of rubbish online to say JAL will definitely sign up with AF and put in oneworld membership in danger
3>, When QF signed codeshare with EK, mysterious articles always being seen somewhere in the cornor that QF will leave oneworld.
4>, Every hour again there would be rumours that CX will leave oneworld tomorrow
5>, When AA decide to go CH11, DL say that they will buy AA straight away and make AA leave oneworld...lol
6>, Malaysia Airlines......
I urge anyone stop speculating on AB's alliance membership as the management have said firmly that they would remain in oneworld for now as oneworld bring 300K (or 600K? Have to look for original article) passengers to AB per year.
I think you overestimate AFDL PR.
#3 and #4 cannot be attributed to AFDL; these rumors are primarily a function of comparably loose ties in OW. #6 is a complex matter and many people here on FT believe that it was AF who kept Malaysia out of ST. #1 and #5 are an aspect of US-market-based strategic behaviour. Putting all these things together into the category "AFDL PR tricks" oversimplifies the state of affairs and comes quite close to a conspiracy theory.