Originally Posted by
NathanM
Why doesn IAG or Qatar buy them to keep them in the OW fold?
Does BA or QR even work with airberlin? Are there are even any codeshares on each others' flights?
AB may be in oneworld, but that doesn't appear to mean much to BA or QR. AB is not part of the oneworld transatlantic joint venture, for example.
I honestly don't think BA or QR would even notice if AB disappeared.