Is DragonAir a member of the OW group?
Jul 25, 2007 | 8:49 pm
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Is DragonAir a member of the OW group?
Just wondering if this is the case, since CX owns KA in its entirety.
I notice the OW website says "In late 2006, Cathay Pacific acquired a 100 per cent holding in Dragonair, the Hong Kong-based carrier which is the biggest airline serving mainland China based outside the mainland. Now it is wholly owned, Cathay Pacific can choose to bring Dragonair into oneworld as an affiliate if it wants, provided the airline meets the alliance's delivery requirements and its addition is supported by the grouping's other members."
I gather that anything with a KA flight number wouldn't earn QFF status credits and points?
I notice the OW website says "In late 2006, Cathay Pacific acquired a 100 per cent holding in Dragonair, the Hong Kong-based carrier which is the biggest airline serving mainland China based outside the mainland. Now it is wholly owned, Cathay Pacific can choose to bring Dragonair into oneworld as an affiliate if it wants, provided the airline meets the alliance's delivery requirements and its addition is supported by the grouping's other members."
I gather that anything with a KA flight number wouldn't earn QFF status credits and points?
Jul 25, 2007 | 8:55 pm
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Just wondering if this is the case, since CX owns KA in its entirety.
I notice the OW website says "In late 2006, Cathay Pacific acquired a 100 per cent holding in Dragonair, the Hong Kong-based carrier which is the biggest airline serving mainland China based outside the mainland. Now it is wholly owned, Cathay Pacific can choose to bring Dragonair into oneworld as an affiliate if it wants, provided the airline meets the alliance's delivery requirements and its addition is supported by the grouping's other members."
I gather that anything with a KA flight number wouldn't earn QFF status credits and points?
I notice the OW website says "In late 2006, Cathay Pacific acquired a 100 per cent holding in Dragonair, the Hong Kong-based carrier which is the biggest airline serving mainland China based outside the mainland. Now it is wholly owned, Cathay Pacific can choose to bring Dragonair into oneworld as an affiliate if it wants, provided the airline meets the alliance's delivery requirements and its addition is supported by the grouping's other members."
I gather that anything with a KA flight number wouldn't earn QFF status credits and points?
Jul 25, 2007 | 9:26 pm
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KA flight under CX flight number CAN NOT earn AA miles, even on CX flight number and H fare.
You can only earn AA miles on oneworld metal.
Don't know about QF miles for CX code KA metal.
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Jul 25, 2007 | 9:34 pm
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Jul 25, 2007 | 9:41 pm
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http://www.oneworld.com/ow/member-airlines
http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=9869
Dragonair, named China's best airline for the past five years by the SkyTrax airline quality organisation and serving more destinations in Mainland China then any other airline based outside the mainland, will join oneworld as an affiliate member later this year.
Jul 26, 2007 | 7:28 pm
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Jul 26, 2007 | 7:34 pm
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Jul 26, 2007 | 9:40 pm
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Jul 26, 2007 | 10:53 pm
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"Marco Polo Club" & "Asia Miles" are different in that the former costs $ to join and is for earning status; the latter is free to join and is for earning redeemable miles.
Jul 27, 2007 | 7:05 am
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