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Old Jan 10, 2008, 12:07 am
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Originally Posted by flyboy777
This has to be a battle between OneWorld & Star. Skyteam is really only strong in North America & Europe which isn't a massively growing market. Indeed, other airlines are turning down Sky when selecting alliances fairly quickly, Ethiopian for example.

OneWorld are strong in South America, & this will only make them stronger. Star would give them strong partners abroad, but no one local. Star really excel in Asia.
Don't underestimate COPA's power in Latin America and it is now a part of SkyTeam.
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