AA terminating codeshare with Air Berlin / AB – effective March 2017
Oct 22, 2016, 9:20 pm
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AA terminating codeshare with Air Berlin / AB – effective March 2017
http://aviationweek.com/awincommerci...ses-us-partner
http://www.aero.de/news-25278/Americ...ir-Berlin.html
http://www.tt.com/home/12164834-91/a...nes-bangen.csp
The end is nigh...
Should be interesting for those holding award seats on airBerlin... (that would include me).
http://www.aero.de/news-25278/Americ...ir-Berlin.html
http://www.tt.com/home/12164834-91/a...nes-bangen.csp
The end is nigh...
Should be interesting for those holding award seats on airBerlin... (that would include me).
Oct 22, 2016, 9:24 pm
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http://aviationweek.com/awincommerci...ses-us-partner
http://www.aero.de/news-25278/Americ...ir-Berlin.html
http://www.tt.com/home/12164834-91/a...nes-bangen.csp
The end is nigh...
Should be interesting for those holding award seats on airBerlin... (that would include me).
http://www.aero.de/news-25278/Americ...ir-Berlin.html
http://www.tt.com/home/12164834-91/a...nes-bangen.csp
The end is nigh...
Should be interesting for those holding award seats on airBerlin... (that would include me).
I might be looking at alternative airlines I could transfer my award to, for risk management purposes.
Oct 24, 2016, 11:28 am
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Oct 24, 2016, 3:23 pm
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There aren't really many destinations served by AB which aren't also served by BA, AY or IB. Yes there's a bit of a loss in central/eastern Europe but it's not a significant one.
Oct 24, 2016, 5:59 pm
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actually I think AB's service to Greece and many of its islands out of Germany and Austria is pretty decent.....
Oct 24, 2016, 7:37 pm
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It's only the codeshare numbers that will be going away.
You'll still be able to book airberlin flights on their own flight number through aa.com (as you can with any oneworld airline).
So why does AA need a replacement? How many people book a flight only if it has a codeshare number?
Oct 24, 2016, 10:10 pm
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What loss?
It's only the codeshare numbers that will be going away.
You'll still be able to book airberlin flights on their own flight number through aa.com (as you can with any oneworld airline).
So why does AA need a replacement? How many people book a flight only if it has a codeshare number?
It's only the codeshare numbers that will be going away.
You'll still be able to book airberlin flights on their own flight number through aa.com (as you can with any oneworld airline).
So why does AA need a replacement? How many people book a flight only if it has a codeshare number?
I suspect this is AA mitigating its risk. If AA issues a ticket to go from XXX-YYY on AB metal and they go under, AA still has to get you there.
Oct 25, 2016, 12:24 am
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Oct 25, 2016, 1:13 am
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Oct 25, 2016, 8:42 am
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However, if one is continuing to a non EU destination then it must be on a "U.S. flag" carrier (including code-share). So to fly Miami to Moscow (or Budapest, etc), flying AB makes a lot of sense provided there is an AA code-share.