Originally Posted by
jcatman
This entire thread is premature, as UA has not signaled its intent yet.
Originally Posted by
cesco.g
More so, as in UAs case there are two JVs involved: TATL (AC and LH group) and TPAC (ANA).
But UA's primary TATL JV partner LH has now implemented "light" business class fares, thus this thread. Hard to believe that LH will forever carve out North America from its new fare structure.
Originally Posted by
cfischer
UA will jump on the unbundling bandwagon, but they also know that corporate customers want their seat assignments and may have limited option on what they can book.
US carriers are still pretty good on seat fees and industry leading on no change fees and award cancel policies, so perhaps there is some measure of hope. Still a bit hard to believe LH is really going this alone though.