SV will join Skyteam on May 29, 2012
Apr 19, 2012, 8:55 am
#16
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All that said, I've flown SV in J and had two miserable experiences on one of their flagship routes (LHR-RUH), so they really don't bring much to the party. I guess maybe better access to remote airports in the Gulf. Pakistan is about the only place I see on their list of destinations that isn't already pretty well covered by SkyTeam that could draw interest.
Apr 19, 2012, 10:53 am
#17
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I fully agree that company policy and foreign policy should not be mixed up. How would you explain that DL credits skymiles to all AF flights except CDG-HAV? This is a completly legal flight under French rules, but no so from a US perspective. Should we keep DL responsible for not crediting miles for this flight? I don't think so, airlines (like all other companies) have to adhere to their country's rules if we like it or not.
Apr 19, 2012, 11:32 am
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The only benefit of code-sharing is for the airlines themselves really. So that is not a huge issue.
How can stating that they won't code share with such an airline be taken to mean DL is bad at wording? They said they won't put their flight numbers on such flights. They never said they wouldn't work with other airlines who do. Seems very precise and clear to me!
Let's take the first sentence. While DL may not codeshare on flights to KSA, they definitely do codeshare with carriers that fly to KSA. AF operates CDG-RUH and CDG-JED, KL operates AMS-DMM, AZ will begin flying FCO-RUH this summer, CZ flies PEK-JED, and KQ flies NBO-JED. These are all carriers with which DL has codeshare agreements for other routes. Alright, we'll give DL the benefit of the doubt and assume they meant that they don't/won't put DL flight numbers on any of those flights, since they're generally bad at wording precise statements anyway.
Apr 19, 2012, 4:17 pm
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The only benefit of code-sharing is for the airlines themselves really. So that is not a huge issue.
How can stating that they won't code share with such an airline be taken to mean DL is bad at wording? They said they won't put their flight numbers on such flights. They never said they wouldn't work with other airlines who do. Seems very precise and clear to me!
How can stating that they won't code share with such an airline be taken to mean DL is bad at wording? They said they won't put their flight numbers on such flights. They never said they wouldn't work with other airlines who do. Seems very precise and clear to me!