Originally Posted by aa4ever
So is that the reason that CO joined Skyteam when they did?
Yes. Honestly, CO could care less about about SkyTeam - since the 1990s, the airline has made clear that its preferred international alliance strategy is to pursue ad hoc bilateral relationships on a route- or city-specific basis. When NW decided to go SkyTeam, CO had to go along for the ride, but really hasn't given a rat's *ss about ST since.