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Mar 19, 2004 | 7:51 am

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Aeroflot to join One World?

FINNAIR TO EXPAND COOPERATION WITH RUSSIAN AIRLINES.

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2 March 2004
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Interfax Weekly Business Report
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MOSCOW. Feb 11 (Interfax) - Finnair plans to expand cooperation with Russian airlines and its presence on the Russian market.

Finnair General Director Keo Sula discussed the plans with Russian Transport Minister Sergei Frank, the ministry told Interfax. Also present in the talks were Aeroflot General Director Valery Okulov and Russia's State Customs Committee Chairman Nikolai Shipil.

The sides discussed possible joint projects between Finnair and Aeroflot, the possibility of Aeroflot joining the One World alliance, and problems with flights over Siberia.

The ministry said Finnair makes eight flights a week between Helsinki and St Petersburg using MD-82 planes and Pulkovo offers six flights from St Petersburg to Helsinki using the Tu-154M planes.

Closer cooperation between the two airlines is complicated because Pulkovo lacks modern aircraft.

Mar 19, 2004 | 4:26 pm

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Nope

The plans are for Skyteam, see this tread

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum...ML/000168.html

Mar 19, 2004 | 9:51 pm

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Whatever next... BA's All Day Delski?

Mar 20, 2004 | 12:11 am

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And Skyteam is welcome to them !!!!

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Mar 22, 2004 | 9:00 am

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Cathay Pacific, Aeroflot Sign Code Share

Asian carrier Cathay Pacific Airways said on Monday it had signed a code share agreement with Aeroflot-Russian Airlines to operate services between Hong Kong and Moscow.

http://news.airwise.com/stories/2004/03/1079950637.html

Mar 22, 2004 | 9:18 am

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Can you imagine booking CX and ending up on Aeroflot!!

Mar 22, 2004 | 9:23 am

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By all the first hand reports I have heard, Aeroflot long haul first class is apparently actually rather good. And it is certainly extremely good value.

Mar 22, 2004 | 5:29 pm

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I hope Aeroflot doesn't join Star or OW. I don't fancy risking life and limb for a few miles. I flew Aeroflot a couple of years ago and was truely scared at takeoff when we gained height sooo slowly. Also while the passengers got a crappy snack the flight-deck crew got a full hot meal! Air France are welcome to them. They're already in parnership with Korean Air which has a truely awful safety record.

Mar 23, 2004 | 4:04 am