Merged - Malaysian Airlines entry into oneworld
Oct 6, 2012 | 9:18 am
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[Rumour] MH may not join OW!
There are speculations that MH will now NOT join OW.
There were alot of hopes of a MH-QF tie-up to codeshare on MH's European services until QF teamed up with EK for the 10 year partnership agreement.
That has left MH standing out in the cold clueless on what to do next. And to complicate matters, QF was the sponsoring airline to MH's entry into OW.
Time will tell on how the OW alliance evolves from here on.
For now, I cannot wait to hear the outcome from the press announcement on Monday.
There were alot of hopes of a MH-QF tie-up to codeshare on MH's European services until QF teamed up with EK for the 10 year partnership agreement.
That has left MH standing out in the cold clueless on what to do next. And to complicate matters, QF was the sponsoring airline to MH's entry into OW.
Time will tell on how the OW alliance evolves from here on.
For now, I cannot wait to hear the outcome from the press announcement on Monday.
Oct 7, 2012 | 1:08 am
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There are speculations that MH will now NOT join OW.
There were alot of hopes of a MH-QF tie-up to codeshare on MH's European services until QF teamed up with EK for the 10 year partnership agreement.
That has left MH standing out in the cold clueless on what to do next. And to complicate matters, QF was the sponsoring airline to MH's entry into OW.
Time will tell on how the OW alliance evolves from here on.
For now, I cannot wait to hear the outcome from the press announcement on Monday.
There were alot of hopes of a MH-QF tie-up to codeshare on MH's European services until QF teamed up with EK for the 10 year partnership agreement.
That has left MH standing out in the cold clueless on what to do next. And to complicate matters, QF was the sponsoring airline to MH's entry into OW.
Time will tell on how the OW alliance evolves from here on.
For now, I cannot wait to hear the outcome from the press announcement on Monday.
Besides, IMO there's plenty of possible partnership opportunities between MH & QF, even with the EK deal:
- QF codeshares on Intra-Malaysia & SEA routes
- MH codeshares on some QF domestic & NZ routes + SYD-SCL to replace their discontinued EZE route
- Maybe even a JV/JSA type agreement between Aus-KUL if the current situation with MH Aus-KUL routes happen to be bad (MH pulling A380s out of SYD/MEL might be an indication of this)
Not to mention other OW carriers that could benefit from MH's network.
Oct 7, 2012 | 2:25 am
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Oct 8, 2012 | 5:36 am
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Q1 2013 more likely for MAS OneWorld join date
http://www.ausbt.com.au/mas-to-join-...-in-early-2013
http://www.ausbt.com.au/malaysia-air...oneworld-in-q4
Oct 8, 2012 | 7:25 pm
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It may be good for QF, but I suspect their dilemma is the substantial amount of premium fares on SYD/MEL-SIN (particularly finance, legal, transport industries) which i can't imagine they would want to hand over to SQ.
KUL will be better for oneworld connections, but give up a lot of premium business.
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I also note that Kuala Lumpur hub and MH was mentioned in the Qatar release.
KUL will be better for oneworld connections, but give up a lot of premium business.
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I also note that Kuala Lumpur hub and MH was mentioned in the Qatar release.
Last edited by moa999; Oct 8, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Oct 8, 2012 | 7:31 pm
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Originally Posted by sideswipes:19451179
There are speculations that MH will now NOT join OW.
There were alot of hopes of a MH-QF tie-up to codeshare on MH's European services until QF teamed up with EK for the 10 year partnership agreement.
That has left MH standing out in the cold clueless on what to do next. And to complicate matters, QF was the sponsoring airline to MH's entry into OW.
Time will tell on how the OW alliance evolves from here on.
For now, I cannot wait to hear the outcome from the press announcement on Monday.
There were alot of hopes of a MH-QF tie-up to codeshare on MH's European services until QF teamed up with EK for the 10 year partnership agreement.
That has left MH standing out in the cold clueless on what to do next. And to complicate matters, QF was the sponsoring airline to MH's entry into OW.
Time will tell on how the OW alliance evolves from here on.
For now, I cannot wait to hear the outcome from the press announcement on Monday.
Besides, IMO there's plenty of possible partnership opportunities between MH & QF, even with the EK deal:
- QF codeshares on Intra-Malaysia & SEA routes
- MH codeshares on some QF domestic & NZ routes + SYD-SCL to replace their discontinued EZE route
- Maybe even a JV/JSA type agreement between Aus-KUL if the current situation with MH Aus-KUL routes happen to be bad (MH pulling A380s out of SYD/MEL might be an indication of this)
Not to mention other OW carriers that could benefit from MH's network.
Oct 8, 2012 | 8:19 pm
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MH to join OW on the week of Dec 10
Hi all,
In the latest discussion from Business Traveler, dated 8/10/12, MH is set to officially join OW on the week of Dec 10. Not much is said in the discussion but only on the date given.
You can read it here
In the latest discussion from Business Traveler, dated 8/10/12, MH is set to officially join OW on the week of Dec 10. Not much is said in the discussion but only on the date given.
You can read it here
Oct 9, 2012 | 1:17 am
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I could go onto BT under a different name, post a message along the same lines on almost any topic "I'm told Qantas is doing such-and-such", "We've been informed that BA will next week announce blah" but that wouldn't make it credible.
Oct 12, 2012 | 5:36 am
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http://www.ausbt.com.au/malaysia-air...n=home-flipper
According to ausbt, MH will be joining OW by the end of the year - if this is true, good to hear!
According to ausbt, MH will be joining OW by the end of the year - if this is true, good to hear!
Oct 14, 2012 | 5:25 am
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oneworld.com seems to have an update on member elect page stating that MH will join in the turn of this year (2012). this indicates any time between 15th December to 15th January. Unless you guys have different interpretation about the meaning of TURN...
Originally Posted by oneworld.com
Malaysia Airlines was confirmed as a oneworld member elect in June 2011 and is expected to become a full member of the alliance at around the turn of the year (2012/2013).