LATAM leaving OneWorld [30 April 2020]
Sep 27, 2019, 2:17 am
#16
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: BG
Programs: BAEC Silver, TK Elite, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 827
Do you think avios bookings would be honored if you booked say a year in advance and they were to leave before your flights?
Sep 27, 2019, 2:27 am
#18
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: BA GGL, A3*G, Mucci de l'expertise des Apps
Posts: 3,366
Yes you are ticketed on the flight at that point, how you paid for the ticket is irrelevant.
Sep 27, 2019, 2:31 am
#19
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: AMS
Programs: BAEC Silver, Flying Blue Gold, TK M&S Nobody
Posts: 2,474
Add me to the disappointed here - South America is definitely on my list, and having LATAM in OW would have helped. That being said, I'll probably still get there, on a combination of BA, AA and IB - I just won't earn any TPs while there. Does leave a big hole in the smallest alliance though.
Sep 27, 2019, 2:33 am
#20
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 1,355
Not a JV with DL, but a minority stake - may be judged differently...
Add me to the disappointed here - South America is definitely on my list, and having LATAM in OW would have helped. That being said, I'll probably still get there, on a combination of BA, AA and IB - I just won't earn any TPs while there. Does leave a big hole in the smallest alliance though.
Add me to the disappointed here - South America is definitely on my list, and having LATAM in OW would have helped. That being said, I'll probably still get there, on a combination of BA, AA and IB - I just won't earn any TPs while there. Does leave a big hole in the smallest alliance though.
https://www.headforpoints.com/2019/0...from-oneworld/
Sep 27, 2019, 3:01 am
#21
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: AMS
Programs: BAEC Silver, Flying Blue Gold, TK M&S Nobody
Posts: 2,474
According to this article they will form a revenue sharing joint venture, not just the 20% stake
https://www.headforpoints.com/2019/0...from-oneworld/
https://www.headforpoints.com/2019/0...from-oneworld/
Sep 27, 2019, 3:57 am
#23
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: AMS
Programs: BAEC Silver, Flying Blue Gold, TK M&S Nobody
Posts: 2,474
Sep 27, 2019, 6:20 am
#24
Join Date: Mar 2007
Programs: BAEC Gold, M&M Sen, Delta Skymiles Gold
Posts: 866
Assuming they will follow Delta over to SkyTeam, many pax will transfer to that alliance. OW has many holes in their network. South America was one of the few parts of the world that they practically controlled, so this will no doubt hurt the alliance.
Sep 27, 2019, 6:33 am
#25
Join Date: May 2007
Programs: BA Blue, EI Silver, Honours Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,209
OW has long had weak intra-European coverage compared to the other two alliances. The strength was always over the Atlantic - both North & South. At this stage we don’t know if IAG will continue to persue a JV with LATAM without AA. I guess the LATAM, DL/VS/AF/KL is enough for LATAM.
Sep 27, 2019, 7:02 am
#27
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: London
Programs: plenty - ggl, ccr, etc, etc.
Posts: 1,704
Clearly the 10pct Qatar had didn’t stop Delta so could Cathay be next?
Sep 27, 2019, 7:07 am
#28
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC, Eurostar
Posts: 3,293
Delta's strategy is interesting. It almost feels as if they're picking airlines and trying to rebuild their own alliance without AF/KL. If Virgin manage to get more slots and build a network in Europe, I wouldn't be surprised if DL and all the airlines they own pulled out of ST full stop.
Sep 27, 2019, 7:30 am
#29
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Argentina
Posts: 40,211
What a pity. We've got some LanPass kms and were saving them to redeem on Oneworld flights in the future. Collected them through credit card spend so no big deal if we can't. Never flown Lan but have enjoyed flying TAM long and short haul over the years mostly when they were with Star Alliance.
It'll be interesting to see what plans if any Oneworld has for S America.
It'll be interesting to see what plans if any Oneworld has for S America.
Sep 27, 2019, 10:25 am
#30
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: TLV/ATH/LON/EZE/NYC/UIP
Programs: BA*GGL, A3*G, AF*P, VS*S
Posts: 1,011
If this actually happens, I'd do my annual TLV-EZE run via FCO, earning a smidge over 50,000 Alitalia miles, for instant Freccia Alata status, instead of the usual BA/IB/LA/AA combos. Not sure if I'm a good example but this year I'll hit 2,500 TPs with BA, as my convoluted Latam jaunts rack them up, but in future I'd be closer to 1,500 + that status in SkyTeam, which in turn would make me less of a slave to OneWorld in general.