Originally Posted by chalf
The combination of the decline of MRTC and a forthcoming move to a MOW makes loyalty to OneWorld less practical and beneficial.
Primary destinations in the US would be NYC and PIT, with most transatlantic travel in Y. DL offers 2x daily JFK-PIT, and CO also EWR-PIT.
2. If long-haul flights are likely to be CO/DL (and I find DL transatlantic service to be miserable and uncomfortable), would either be preferable, or is NW or KL worth considering?
At the moment flying direct to the US is about the least appealing option vis a vis connecting in Europe: after the two planes went down in August, the US gov't forced DL and SU to impose extra security checks on their flights from MOW to the US (and if the CO get their flying rights it'll be the same for them). That means arriving to the airport 5 hours before the flight and standing in a long and unhappy queue while everyone else breezes through (relatively) to connect in AMS, CDG or elsewhere
(Oh, and if you have any questions re your move to MOW, feel free to PM me - I live here)