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Jan 24, 2016, 8:51 am

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TerryK

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Originally Posted by DA201

....I was thinking it should move its hub to ICN, where fellow SkyTeam member Korean Air has a massive operation. It would not be too difficult to start a JV with Korean Air.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by kjnangre

Couldn't be more wrong! DL and KE worked for years on trying to establish a JV but were unable to find common ground. Both sides have thrown in the towel. DL downgraded KE to a level 4 partner (closer to an enemy than a friend) and instead shifted its focus to China.

Group 4 partners for DL are for non-Skyteam partners. DL effectively kicked KE out of Skyteam for DL Skymiles members.

Reminds me of this:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...-imminent.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/korea...-imminent.html

Last edited by TerryK; Jan 24, 2016 at 12:50 pm

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