Originally Posted by
Eurynom0s
What's your basis for thinking AA would veto AS joining OW? It seemed like AA and AS paring back their partnership was not something either really wanted to do and was really just something they had to do as an antitrust condition to get the VX acquisition approved, so letting AS into OW would be a way to undo that.
From AA's perspective, I don't see how it would benefit them, in any way. For instance: (1) Alaska lounge allows for access to many Admiral's club, but, specifically not SFO; (2) for transpac flyers, AS miles are infinitely superior to AA's, and no one would ever bother with crediting AA; (3) it would render any kind of AA status irrelevant with access to OW via AS; and, (4) with AS, CX can use them on lots of feeder routes in the west, especially the much coveted LAX markets.
Again, this is pure speculation, but I don't see how it's beneficial for AA, in any way, for AS to join OW.
PS - this is from the perspective of a west coast flyer who couldn't care less about midwest/eatern hubs