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Old Jul 30, 2017, 8:35 am
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Originally Posted by Ber2dca
It's kinda like, you got a really close friend but he's also best friends with someone you don't know much at all. With time, you'll either grow to dislike that guy or you'll also be good friends with that guy. AF/KL decided it makes more sense to also be good friends with VS.
That implies that AFKL didn't want to deal with VS. Except that Delta initially considered precisely this arrangement when they were investing in VS before deciding to cut AFKL out of the deal, who absolutely wanted a bigger slice of the UK-US market and have been trying since 2011 to get a share of VS.

Originally Posted by thisismoney.co.uk
Delta and Air France-KLM came close to a deal in February 2011 but discussions broke down over price and Branson's rights over the Virgin brand.
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