Bloomberg: S7 in talks to join oneworld
Jun 29, 2007 | 11:13 am
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Bloomberg: S7 in talks to join oneworld
Jun 30, 2007 | 4:31 am
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Excellent for biz trips. Now hoping for China/Korea/Japan - Siberian major cities and Europe - Siberian major cities codeshare flights and especially services to Bratsk. ^
Jun 30, 2007 | 1:47 pm
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It's in talks with BA (which is based much further away). But what will FinnAir think? (It seems to me that one of FinnAir's current selling points within OW is its connections into Russia, even if only to a couple primary cities.)
Jun 30, 2007 | 9:41 pm
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I don't think BA or AY mind too much as a local codeshare partner is essential for broader access to Russian destinations. BA will probably concentrate on providing connections from Siberia to North America and the Caribbean & South Africa while AY might try to negotiate codeshares to Scandinavia and other selected European destinations.
Jul 1, 2007 | 9:40 pm
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In Asia, S7 flies to several Chinese cities including Beijing, Seoul and Bangkok. Europe has routes to Germany and some Balkan holiday destinations.
All in all, this could be a very big thing for OW and hurt LH, OS, OZ and KE quite a lot.
Jul 4, 2007 | 7:52 pm
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I have seen S7 in HAJ a few times. And if they would join OW then there will be more connections into HAJ. Then I can go to London via Moscow rather than via MAN.....
Jul 6, 2007 | 1:20 am
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Thanks for the attention to detail, DownUnderFlyer. Of course there should be a ; after Beijing instead of a ,
And even if it might come as a surprise to you, there are a few people doing business in Russia and Central Asia. Also from Hannover and London.
And even if it might come as a surprise to you, there are a few people doing business in Russia and Central Asia. Also from Hannover and London.
Jul 7, 2007 | 6:26 am
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I know there are not only a fwe but many people doing business in Russia. My father used to fly SU every week. And Hanover is quite a good airport for flights to Russia. I am just frustrated that there are no OW flights between LHR-HAJ anymore therefore my comment about flying to London via Moscow.
*A has quite good connections to Eastern Europe via VIE, MUC and FRA but OW was always a bit behind. S7 will be a welcome addition.