Originally Posted by
garykung
It is true that there is nothing stopping HU from joining OW. But HX will make it complicated.
While the HX issue is huge, and happens to be a convenient scapegoat for CX, CX wants to be Oneworld's China option, period! In other words, JFK/LHR-XIY should go via HKG, and intra-China travel does not conform with their business objectives. My sources are actually CEOs/MDs of airlines in competing alliances or independent airlines, but they all support Slosar in this case.