Originally Posted by
wutlol
Let’s say (and I know this is a big IF, would rather this not turn into a geopolitics discourse) the war ends and a treaty is signed. Do we think S7 would likely be restored? I do most of my work in Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the moment and desperately hate the lack of OneWorld options here.
I'd guess Air Astana and Uzbekistan Airways could become good use, but don't have much in terms of international airline partnerships. QR has great coverage in Eastern Europe but doesn't have much beyond Georgia/Armenia except Almaty and Baku in Central Asia and that's the only OW airline in the region for the most part.
I'd actually love to see Air Astana in OneWorld, they seem to be a fairly decent airline, cover (quite well) a niche part of the world that few alliances do, and could be a great fit.