I think AS joining *A is a non-starter. UA is a strong competitor ex-SFO. There's no way I can see, short of a merger (which I hope never happens) that they would be willing to hook up with Alaska.
Originally Posted by
evergrn
I am late to the party on this. Just found out via seatpocket magazine on yesterday's flight.
Am rather surprised for two reasons:
1).AS has not had a Star partner in a long time (think SAS was a partner years ago).
2).It seemed to me that AS was headed towards partnerships solely with OneWorld and independents.
This now gives hope to a few of us who secretly hope AS joins Star (or at least gains more and more Star partners).