Delta / LATAM Partnership (Consolidated Thread)
#121
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Not only that, but ATL-SCL-IPC-PPT-LAX-ATL is now possible with Skymiles... what a fun itinerary that would be, if they don't charge a fortune for it!
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I would be surprised if they ever join ST. Has there been any indication they will?
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I would be surprised if they ever join ST. Has there been any indication they will?
#122
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#124
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All my recent LATAM flights have been sold as JJ when JJ operated and LA when LA operated. They been saying JJ is going away for ages, it hasn't.
#125
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As a trivial aside, LA is one of the more confusing airline codes (that don't include numbers) in existence because it is also the official abbreviation of a US state, and the unofficial short form of the second largest metro area in the US.
#126
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I recently booked a one-way SYD-SCL on LA using AA miles. No problem.
#127
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#128
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But since this DL purchase I'm not quite sure if they will allow them on DL awards.
Let's see... Maybe this could be a push to allow one-way tickets for every ally program 🤞🏼
Because otherwise LATAM will loose lot of their FF who will move to Delta's.
#129
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While they all fly the LATAM flag now, they remain separate operating companies managed by the "benevolent overlords" in Chile, which owns (most likely) the maximum foreign investment permitted in each country's LATAM airline.
Until the regulators approve this purchase, and until there are official announcements regarding partnership specifics, I am not concerning myself with any "what ifs."
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#130
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I've never seen one airline restrict another FF program's ability to book one-way awards.
If LA didn't restrict BA, AA from doing this I see no reason whatsoever for them to restrict DL from doing so.
#131
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Better connecting opportunities this time.
#132
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DL restricted AS from booking one way awards on DL (back when they were in love). Well, they weren't technically restricted, but the price was the same as a round trip.
#133
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I'd expect a JV to take advantage of the lower labor and other operating costs of the more "efficient" carrier. Given the current relative weakness of South American currencies, DL wouldn't necessarily be flying the aircraft. If you go back to when the CLP was in the $400s to US $1 and the BRL was about $1.60 to US $1, you might have the reverse. (Right now they are at $700+ and $4+, respectively, but will eventually swing the other way.)
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I'd expect a JV to take advantage of the lower labor and other operating costs of the more "efficient" carrier. Given the current relative weakness of South American currencies, DL wouldn't necessarily be flying the aircraft. If you go back to when the CLP was in the $400s to US $1 and the BRL was about $1.60 to US $1, you might have the reverse. (Right now they are at $700+ and $4+, respectively, but will eventually swing the other way.)
#135
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DTW-GRU hasn't been that long—it was still operating last November at least. But, I'd always heard rumblings it was kept alive by cargo, and that drying up led to it getting axed, so I'd be surprised to see it come back up. Load factors were never that great.