Originally Posted by
GuyFromBOM
With AI already serving most of *A hubs in EU and Asia, once the *A membeship is effective, AI pax would have 1-stop access to almost all major NA points. A little while later, the non-stop US/Canada routes can be evaluated and be launched if the metrics seem favourable.
FRA yes they do, but what about MUC, VIE, ZRH, LIS, WAW, CPH and IST. All of these are major *A member airline hubs in Europe. (And I haven't even included Aegean and Adria!) Which of these hubs sees AI metal?