> KLM has made the decision to join the SkyTeam alliance, according to
senior European sources close to the negotiations.
> An announcement is set to occur within the next 2-6 weeks. Entry into
SkyTeam means that KLM's US partners, Northwest Airlines and Continental
Airlines, will be joining the group as well. Continental and NWA already are
closely aligned with SkyTeam founding partner Delta Air Lines in a three-way
domestic US codesharing alliance.
> The decision also means that KLM will be aligned again with Alitalia, its
former partner, as well as Air France. European sources say that with the
new additions, SkyTeam will be on a par with Star Alliance in terms of size
and antitrust immunity, at least over the Atlantic.--
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