Originally Posted by
ernestnywang
I guess the issue is that the scale of potential collaboration between LA and DL is much greater than that between LA and QR. As long as LA wants to maintain JV with DL, it is difficult for LA to rejoin oneworld (as AA has the right to veto).
Why would AA be likely to veto? Granted the minority ownership by Delta may raise some awkwardness, but AA really lost a lot of feed for connections for passengers originating in South America, as well as ability for US originating passengers to connect withiin South America.