NickB, I have to disagree (that is a nice ryhme though too ...)

KLM is marketing the heck out of the benefits of this new SkyTeam partnership (including adjustment of all cabin announcements, no mention of NW partnership anymore!), while not being able to offer the basic services such as seat assignments or combined ticketing. This will backfire big time on them, I am sure. I used to travel to RDU through DTW, as I am getting F upgrades as well as no change of terminals and proper seating assignments in advance. SkyTeam & KLM for now seems to be a fluffy story, i.e. a nice label to carry on marketing & communication materials. The only real integration is the one with NW, and we all know that took already 10 years to get to the point of where we are today.....