More signs of the dim future of KE partnership
May 2, 2018, 7:41 am
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More signs of the dim future of KE partnership
https://www.routesonline.com/news/38...te-april-2018/
DL and KE are expanding codeshares in and out of SEA. Book KE rewards while you can. This can't be good news, although it isn't unexpected.
Delta and Korean Air in late-April 2018 extended codeshare partnership, covering service to/from Seattle. Approximately on/after 25APR18, planned new codeshare routes include the following.
DELTA operated by Korean Air
Seattle – Seoul Incheon
Korean Air operated by DELTA
Seattle – Anchorage
Seattle – Atlanta
Seattle – Austin
Seattle – Boston
Seattle – Chicago O’Hare
Seattle – Cincinnati
Seattle – Denver
Seattle – Detroit
Seattle – Fairbanks
Seattle – Ft. Lauderdale
Seattle – Honolulu
Seattle – Indianapolis
Seattle – Juneau
Seattle – Las Vegas
Seattle – Los Angeles
Seattle – Minneapolis/St. Paul
Seattle – Nashville
Seattle – New York JFK
Seattle – Orlando
Seattle – Raleigh
Seattle – Seoul Incheon
Seattle – Washington Dulles
DL and KE are expanding codeshares in and out of SEA. Book KE rewards while you can. This can't be good news, although it isn't unexpected.
Delta and Korean Air in late-April 2018 extended codeshare partnership, covering service to/from Seattle. Approximately on/after 25APR18, planned new codeshare routes include the following.
DELTA operated by Korean Air
Seattle – Seoul Incheon
Korean Air operated by DELTA
Seattle – Anchorage
Seattle – Atlanta
Seattle – Austin
Seattle – Boston
Seattle – Chicago O’Hare
Seattle – Cincinnati
Seattle – Denver
Seattle – Detroit
Seattle – Fairbanks
Seattle – Ft. Lauderdale
Seattle – Honolulu
Seattle – Indianapolis
Seattle – Juneau
Seattle – Las Vegas
Seattle – Los Angeles
Seattle – Minneapolis/St. Paul
Seattle – Nashville
Seattle – New York JFK
Seattle – Orlando
Seattle – Raleigh
Seattle – Seoul Incheon
Seattle – Washington Dulles
May 2, 2018, 9:03 am
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This, plus the announcement of Delta MQM earning on Korean Air flight in the last few days, definitely doesn't look good for an ongoing AS/KE partnership. Hope I'm wrong, but Delta seems to be intent on bullying seeing its SkyTeam members end any previous partnerships with Alaska.
May 2, 2018, 9:26 am
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The terms of approval of the KE/DL joint venture demanded that it can't be exclusive. The number of seats on certain city pairs can't be reduced. The sky is not falling.
May 2, 2018, 9:58 am
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Are you sure that applies to frequent flier program reciprocity and not just to codesharing arrangements?
May 2, 2018, 10:23 am
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May 2, 2018, 11:11 am
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The main reasons why DL needed greater partnership with KE was the drawdown's of DL hub in NRT. DL needed KE to work as partner operating a hub in ICN, similar to how DL operates one with AF/KLM in AMS and CDG. SEA can maintain some of the prior asian routes, but can't compete with numerous flight option within Asia offered by KE.
Granted, AS might compete with "KE flights operated by DL", DL needed to provide access for KE for improved access to its routes. It was just an organic step for joint venturing.
Jiburi