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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 5:53 pm
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enjoystravel
 
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Originally Posted by Savage25
So after the news article about a possible FFP partnership with Delta, I just got this email that has the KLM, Air France and Kingfisher logos on the same banner. Is Kingfisher heading to Skyteam? Or just partnering with a bunch of airlines a la Jet Airways?
It does make Skyteam to partner with IT. AI seems to be headed to Star. 9W has relationships with OW partners and S2 with American. If Skyteam wants to tap into markets beyond gateway cities, they need codeshare partners or FFP partners. Kingfisher, with its newly added First Class is definitely well positioned. For now, there does not seem to be a strategic fit - more a tactical fit.
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