Originally Posted by
pandaperth
Southern hemisphere 3-continent fares were first published when former Oneworld member LATAM commenced flying GRU-JNB
That made possible itineraries that included SYD/AKL-SCL, GRU-JNB and JNB-SYD
Once LATAM left the alliance such itineraries were no longer possible (though I'm not sure if LATAM was still flying GRU-JNB by that time)
Oneworld now has very poor coverage of Sth America (used to be very good coverage) and of Africa (was always quite poor coverage).
Interesting, yeah, South America now is horrible with nearly zero intra-continent connectivity, DL certainly gave oneworld a solid pounding with that one... (does QR still have their 5th freedom flight?). I know it's not nearly as good, but would love to see G3 recruited now.
Africa though wasn't awful before Comair died, at least southern Africa. That was a true shame that ZA gov let them go without any attempt to bail them yet kept SA afloat while new funding could be found. RwandAir (WB) will help but they still currently have a limited network and KGL isn't an ideal hub if going from one place in Southern Africa to another. I know Rwanda is a super ambitious country and anticipate the airline will grow quickly as well, but for OW we need something sooner than later.