Whats going on with OW?
May 10, 2010 | 3:49 pm
#1
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Whats going on with OW?
Some of my co-workers and I were comparing FFPs a week ago and a Star flyer plainly stated "OW can't get me anywhere if half their airlines are on strike". That was a week ago and I mostly glossed over the comment until today (lots of downtime right now)
I have been looking into *A products and routes, especially with the UA/CO merger (I'm based in the US, so huge potential effect on me) and now with the obscene BA strike. I know most people aren't loyal to an alliance, but what is everyone thinking about OW right now?
Personally, I can't even justify planning future travel without a backup plan right now
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I have been looking into *A products and routes, especially with the UA/CO merger (I'm based in the US, so huge potential effect on me) and now with the obscene BA strike. I know most people aren't loyal to an alliance, but what is everyone thinking about OW right now?
Personally, I can't even justify planning future travel without a backup plan right now
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May 10, 2010 | 5:37 pm
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None that I know of, but the AA labor/management relationship is a total mess. While these 2 airlines certainly aren't "half" of OW, they represent a large portion of it.
For US-EU flyers (like myself) this is huge. While IB is an option, the few experiences I have don't make me want to fly IB again anytime soon.
For US-EU flyers (like myself) this is huge. While IB is an option, the few experiences I have don't make me want to fly IB again anytime soon.
May 10, 2010 | 6:21 pm
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None that I know of, but the AA labor/management relationship is a total mess. While these 2 airlines certainly aren't "half" of OW, they represent a large portion of it.
For US-EU flyers (like myself) this is huge. While IB is an option, the few experiences I have don't make me want to fly IB again anytime soon.
For US-EU flyers (like myself) this is huge. While IB is an option, the few experiences I have don't make me want to fly IB again anytime soon.
May 10, 2010 | 10:39 pm
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Not sure whether another strike at BA and unhappy people at AA warrant the question: "Whats going on with OW?"
BA is striking and QF/AA/IB/MA/CX/JL/RJ/LA/AY are all flying relatively normally so nothing unusual is happening.
BA is striking and QF/AA/IB/MA/CX/JL/RJ/LA/AY are all flying relatively normally so nothing unusual is happening.
May 10, 2010 | 11:47 pm
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+ I guessed the OP missed the LH strikes (*A), NOT to mention the union joys of dealing with AF* and/or AZ (ST) 
* To be fair, the majority of the strikes affecting AF these days are caused by French air traffic controllers and NOT by AF staff.
* To be fair, the majority of the strikes affecting AF these days are caused by French air traffic controllers and NOT by AF staff.
May 10, 2010 | 11:51 pm
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During the Last Cabin Staff dispute almost 70% of Long Haul flights operated with Management, Non-Strikers and Quickly trained Office/Support Staff.
During the Ash Saga no Alliance Managed to fly
During the Ash Saga no Alliance Managed to fly
May 11, 2010 | 5:26 am
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May 11, 2010 | 2:22 pm
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I still think that the other OW members should be concerned by this. Maybe I am overreacting/over-analyzing (which it looks like I am) but given the importance of the two airlines I would think that other member airlines are looking at the events with a cautious eye.
May 11, 2010 | 8:10 pm
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