Alaska Airlines to join oneworld
Feb 13, 2020, 12:44 pm
#33
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To me a reasonable chance the AS ffp will get a tweek for OW membership
AS thread--> https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alas...neworld-4.html
OW news release---> https://www.oneworld.com/news/2020-0...n-the-alliance
Feb 13, 2020, 12:50 pm
#34
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They have a decent network from SFO.
Feb 13, 2020, 1:54 pm
#37
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Feb 13, 2020, 2:33 pm
#38
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I‘m still waiting to see what the „ongoing cooperation“ of LA with OW (except AA, AT and now presumably AS) means. TP? Lounge access? From AA I expect they want to try to bring in G3 (Gol), but that might be a much longer process, if at all.
Feb 13, 2020, 2:44 pm
#39
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Does this meaning booking award flights on AS via BAEC would no longer mean having to call BA but doing it online? Or, more generally, do all OW members provide access to their award network via ba.com?
Feb 13, 2020, 3:07 pm
#40
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I actually think it’ll stay in view of the wider transatlantic network and capacity. Right now, BA/AA have few “direct” options for connecting down the West Coast that don’t involve backtracking or cross country connections.
Before the launch of the nonstop, PDX’s own routings through BA were codeshares through SFO (backtracking) and otherwise often routing through DFW or PHX.
By adding another LHR-SEA to feed a hub, I wonder if the network effect frees up seats on DFW, LAX, PHX and other key hubs as well as directing West Coast / Hawaii / Alaska connections through a shorter (read: cheaper) more direct flight “over the top”.
It might not recover to larger gauge jets, but the 747s are leaving the fleet anyway. Maybe Virgin’s extra frequencies get cut back to 1x daily or the extras handed over to a smaller DL 767? Either way, I’d bet AS joining OneWorld will add more seats through LHR-SEA, not less.
Feb 13, 2020, 4:19 pm
#42
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Does this meaning booking award flights on AS via BAEC would no longer mean having to call BA but doing it online? Or, more generally, do all OW members provide access to their award network via ba.com?
When partners started becoming available online, starting with oneworld members made sense. Stopping there didn't.
Feb 13, 2020, 5:26 pm
#43
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Not off topic at all. Great news! Looking forward not to fly AA domestically, whenever I can. Have stuck with AA for domestic flights because every little bit counts towards lifetime gold TPs. Now consumers will have a choice, although mainly east coast/west coast sectors and west coast sectors.
Feb 13, 2020, 5:44 pm
#44
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Feb 13, 2020, 6:39 pm
#45
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That description fits Alaska before the Virgin America merger, but the Bay Area (SFO, OAK and SJC) and LAX are all quite significant operations – OAK and SJC more for west and further west and SFO for mid and trans-con. And Horizon can provide a very large number of western US small feeder airports to SFO, LAX, PDX and SEA.