Originally Posted by
Kiwi Flyer
9W is also a partner for a number of *A airlines. I wouldn't read anything into it (yet).
Yes but it almost certainly won't join *A since AI will...
Apart from FFP partnerships, 9W currently codeshares with ANA and Air Canada, but also with QF and AA on the other hand.
It's disadvantage is that BA and CX would not look too kindly upon the competition on the US, UK, BKK and HKG routes (oh and US via the Pacific as well with SFO starting in June)...
Still, I do think (and hope) that they may join OW sometime soon. ST is quite likely to take Kingfisher in it