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Old May 18, 2016, 6:06 am
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Calchas
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Originally Posted by BlackBerryAddict
Why not? What do they get out of EY they couldn't get out of QR?
A CEO who can be quiet and an existing business relationship.

Originally Posted by BlackBerryAddict
Isn't it slightly hypocritical they have the EY relationship, but still complain about the ME3?
Yes.

Originally Posted by BlackBerryAddict
Anyway, things change. The EY relationship predates QR coming into oneworld. AAB already complained about that. "why does AA deal with EY, and not with fellow oneworld member QR?" He has a point, but then QF went with EK ditching BA in the process.
Oneworld is just a marketing arrangement. I think the relevance of alliances is overstated.
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