This has been in the news the last few weeks. I agree that QR may not be getting the full benefits of good relationships with some of the other members but I struggle to see how leaving would suddenly make it better for them. AA and QF would be free to become even less friendly and probably have the political connections to do it. DL and UA would not make QR happy either.

QR does have their investments in OW carriers as a leverage though but its not big enough in and of itself to break up and reshape OW in its prefered image.

I'm glad that QR is in OW and hope they stay. It would also not be the end of the world if they left.