With 49% ownership by SQ, VS should be an easy in into the *A. Is the only veto from BD? It would seem that BD has such limited int'l traffic and VS has such limited domestic UK or intra-EU traffic, both airlines would benefit considerably from VS's entry into the *A... as would most pax. Any other reason why VS isn't in the *A... or any alliance for that matter?

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