when will the NW/DL/CO relationships start to unravel???
Feb 20, 2008, 8:35 am
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M&A related threads:
"what if this...."
"what if that..."
"what if this..."
"what if that..."
etc.
etc.
etc.
everyone is going to have a specific situation they want to discuss. should we start a new thread on each one? maybe...
(i am not trying to be confrontational. the message above is a serious question.)
Feb 20, 2008, 8:51 am
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Maybe a better solution would be to create a temporary sub-forum within OnePass to discuss aspects pertaining to the merger?
Feb 20, 2008, 8:58 am
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Feb 20, 2008, 9:24 am
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Personally, I think there aren't enough merger threads. 
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Feb 20, 2008, 9:49 am
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It is a tough call. On one hand, the threads clutter the forum. On the other, there are so many aspects of the possible merger that it is difficult to discuss them all in one thread. Perhaps the subforum is the best idea, but I have no idea how administratively difficult it would be to implement.
Feb 20, 2008, 8:25 pm
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big difference...AA bought the assets of TWA not the company - the lifetime memberships were not purchased by AA and didn't need to be honored...in this case the companies are being purchased...any lifetime memberships will be completely safe
Feb 20, 2008, 8:54 pm
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I would think it would be best to see if the merger actually is going to happen... and proceed from there.
Feb 21, 2008, 7:06 am
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I had the choice before and I chose nothing. What UA calls a club is insulting.
I had the choice before and I chose nothing. What UA calls a club is insulting.
Feb 21, 2008, 7:20 am
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sub-forum?
Feb 21, 2008, 7:52 am
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Its interesting to see what might happen (the "if then" scenarios) with NW/DL/CO... both as a result of a NW/DL merger and a CO/UA one. If CO/UA do fuse into one though, where would AS stand in the end? UA & AS both have large networks on the West Coast, and both have limited service to AK. So would this mean they'd abandon the AS agreement, or maybe just have a limited agreement within Alaska, such as many airlines have with HA intraisland?
Feb 22, 2008, 8:19 am
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As has many alliances--NW, AA, and CO--that I know of so not sure how they will play in the new environment--assuming they don't snapped up in the process.
As for merger threads. I ikd of like new ones with specific questions as the merged threads are crazy long. This was actually an interesting question and I was curious what people thought.
As for merger threads. I ikd of like new ones with specific questions as the merged threads are crazy long. This was actually an interesting question and I was curious what people thought.