Date for S7 Airlines to join oneworld?
May 13, 2010 | 12:08 pm
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Date for S7 Airlines to join oneworld?
Been searching the forums and the internet and not having much luck on whether an official date has been set for S7 to join OW. Seems like a lot of radio silence on the issue for almost a year now. Hope we don't have another MX situation where it keeps getting dragged out.
Anyone in the know on this?
Anyone in the know on this?
May 13, 2010 | 1:23 pm
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Been searching the forums and the internet and not having much luck on whether an official date has been set for S7 to join OW. Seems like a lot of radio silence on the issue for almost a year now. Hope we don't have another MX situation where it keeps getting dragged out.
Anyone in the know on this?
Anyone in the know on this?
http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=18020
(I assume you've seen that too, given your research)
Since nothing else has been posted on the oneworld site, I've assumed that no date has been set.
I agree with you... I hope that it can get wrapped up this year. Only time will tell if the deal will go through.
May 13, 2010 | 1:54 pm
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Sole mention on aa.com is
Members Elect
"Russia's S7 Airlines To Join oneworld
Russia's S7 Airlines will join oneworld, offering the alliance's full range of services, benefits and fares, during 2010. With a system that covers Russia and the CIS, S7 serves 72 destinations worldwide - 38 of them in Russia - and brings eight countries into the oneworld network - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
It will expand oneworld's network to nearly 750 destinations in almost 150 countries, served by a combined fleet of 2,300 aircraft operating almost 8,500 flights a day, and carrying more than 330 million passengers a year."
(My emphasis.) Given the systems rationalisation that must occur (computer, reservation, etc.) I'd not be terribly surprised at a delay of some kind. Maybe during 2011, we will be able to earn oneworld miles and benefit from oneworld perks on our visits to the 'stans.
Members Elect
"Russia's S7 Airlines To Join oneworld
Russia's S7 Airlines will join oneworld, offering the alliance's full range of services, benefits and fares, during 2010. With a system that covers Russia and the CIS, S7 serves 72 destinations worldwide - 38 of them in Russia - and brings eight countries into the oneworld network - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
It will expand oneworld's network to nearly 750 destinations in almost 150 countries, served by a combined fleet of 2,300 aircraft operating almost 8,500 flights a day, and carrying more than 330 million passengers a year."
(My emphasis.) Given the systems rationalisation that must occur (computer, reservation, etc.) I'd not be terribly surprised at a delay of some kind. Maybe during 2011, we will be able to earn oneworld miles and benefit from oneworld perks on our visits to the 'stans.
May 13, 2010 | 2:16 pm
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Sole mention on aa.com is
Members Elect
"Russia's S7 Airlines To Join oneworld
Russia's S7 Airlines will join oneworld, offering the alliance's full range of services, benefits and fares, during 2010. With a system that covers Russia and the CIS, S7 serves 72 destinations worldwide - 38 of them in Russia - and brings eight countries into the oneworld network - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
It will expand oneworld's network to nearly 750 destinations in almost 150 countries, served by a combined fleet of 2,300 aircraft operating almost 8,500 flights a day, and carrying more than 330 million passengers a year."
(My emphasis.) Given the systems rationalisation that must occur (computer, reservation, etc.) I'd not be terribly surprised at a delay of some kind. Maybe during 2011, we will be able to earn oneworld miles and benefit from oneworld perks on our visits to the 'stans.
Members Elect
"Russia's S7 Airlines To Join oneworld
Russia's S7 Airlines will join oneworld, offering the alliance's full range of services, benefits and fares, during 2010. With a system that covers Russia and the CIS, S7 serves 72 destinations worldwide - 38 of them in Russia - and brings eight countries into the oneworld network - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
It will expand oneworld's network to nearly 750 destinations in almost 150 countries, served by a combined fleet of 2,300 aircraft operating almost 8,500 flights a day, and carrying more than 330 million passengers a year."
(My emphasis.) Given the systems rationalisation that must occur (computer, reservation, etc.) I'd not be terribly surprised at a delay of some kind. Maybe during 2011, we will be able to earn oneworld miles and benefit from oneworld perks on our visits to the 'stans.
Thanks!
May 15, 2010 | 7:38 am
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In any case. maybe we can hope for connections to IKT and OVB from either HKG or NRT on S7 or one of the current OW airlines. Limited to BKK once weekly at the moment I believe. Somewhat better but still sparse from PEK.
Would be a useful way to see Lake Baikal or catch the transSiberian
Yes I'm waiting to sign up for an award seat....
Always thinking about wandering
Fred
Would be a useful way to see Lake Baikal or catch the transSiberian
Yes I'm waiting to sign up for an award seat....
Always thinking about wandering
Fred
Jul 28, 2010 | 4:37 pm
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Sounds like a plan. ASB can't be any more chaotic than TAS airport. Now to learn the language, figure out how to get a visa, etc etc
Aug 3, 2010 | 9:47 am
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Aug 7, 2010 | 9:55 am
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