Originally Posted by
sdsearch
Why should MX be likely to join OW before Alaska, Air Tahiti Nui, Hawaiian AIrlines, etc, which have been AA partners even longer? (But like MX, Alaska, for example, partners with airlines in other alliances too!)
Also, haven't you heard about Aer LIngus? It's partnering with AA despite (and because) it's leaving OW! That alone should make it obvious that partnerships and OW are two totally separate things!
Did you even bother to read what I wrote?
I didn't actually explicitly mention AA--my question was provoked by the recent linkage to AsiaMiles of MX. It increases the number of individual linkages within OW to MX, whereas of the other airlines that you mention, both TN, and HA only partner with AA from within OW. I completely agree about AS, who have relationships with many--from recollection AA, BA, QF, LA?--OW members.
As well, I simply asked a question about whether there were any rumours about this because of recent changes and OW's recent 'membership drive'. The attitude is unnecessary.