New Oneworld recruits
Apr 10, 2008, 8:11 am
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New Oneworld recruits
The Oneworld board meeting is currently underway in Los Angeles. Yesterday it was announced that Mexicana will join the alliance. Are there any chances more airlines will be announced before the end of the meeting? My bets are that Oneworld will offer Jet Airways, S7 and Hainan Airlines (Great Wall) a seat at the table before the end of the year. What about Air Pacific as a Qantas affiliate?
Apr 10, 2008, 5:59 pm
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Alaska Airlines
1 Fills in the void left by Canadian Airlines with more direct flights to Canada from the West Coast
2 Partners with AA, BA, CX, and QF
Vietnam Airlines
1 OW's answer to SE Asia
2 Partners with AA, JL, CX, QF
China Eastern
1 OW's answer to China
2 Partners with AA, BA, JL, QF
1 Fills in the void left by Canadian Airlines with more direct flights to Canada from the West Coast
2 Partners with AA, BA, CX, and QF
Vietnam Airlines
1 OW's answer to SE Asia
2 Partners with AA, JL, CX, QF
China Eastern
1 OW's answer to China
2 Partners with AA, BA, JL, QF
Apr 10, 2008, 11:45 pm
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Alaska Airlines
1 Fills in the void left by Canadian Airlines with more direct flights to Canada from the West Coast
2 Partners with AA, BA, CX, and QF
Vietnam Airlines
1 OW's answer to SE Asia
2 Partners with AA, JL, CX, QF
China Eastern
1 OW's answer to China
2 Partners with AA, BA, JL, QF
1 Fills in the void left by Canadian Airlines with more direct flights to Canada from the West Coast
2 Partners with AA, BA, CX, and QF
Vietnam Airlines
1 OW's answer to SE Asia
2 Partners with AA, JL, CX, QF
China Eastern
1 OW's answer to China
2 Partners with AA, BA, JL, QF
Apr 11, 2008, 1:08 am
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Apr 11, 2008, 1:22 am
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could fill , but will they ?
http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/...fx4849114.html
Lufthansa, Ethiopian Airlines to enter code-sharing deal
Ok , I know a single codesharing deal does not necessarily mean anything , but since , AFAIK , ET only have two codesharing deals in place and they are both with *A carriers ( SA is the other one ) I dont necessarily see them rushing into OW any time soon
http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/...fx4849114.html
Lufthansa, Ethiopian Airlines to enter code-sharing deal
Ok , I know a single codesharing deal does not necessarily mean anything , but since , AFAIK , ET only have two codesharing deals in place and they are both with *A carriers ( SA is the other one ) I dont necessarily see them rushing into OW any time soon
Apr 11, 2008, 8:20 am
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Apr 11, 2008, 9:02 am
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Not that we get a vote, but mine would definitely go for any improvement in Africa coverage. I used to fly SN a lot, back and forth to Freetown and Monrovia mostly. Even better would be ET to eliminate the need for backtracking to Europe.
But it's all just wishful thinking, right?
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Update: this is really funny. I just searched for the ET site to check their route map, and this is what you get as the "official site" --
http://www.flyethiopian.com
But it's all just wishful thinking, right?
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Update: this is really funny. I just searched for the ET site to check their route map, and this is what you get as the "official site" --
http://www.flyethiopian.com
Apr 11, 2008, 10:58 am
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Not that we get a vote, but mine would definitely go for any improvement in Africa coverage. I used to fly SN a lot, back and forth to Freetown and Monrovia mostly. Even better would be ET to eliminate the need for backtracking to Europe.
But it's all just wishful thinking, right?
***
Update: this is really funny. I just searched for the ET site to check their route map, and this is what you get as the "official site" --
http://www.flyethiopian.com
But it's all just wishful thinking, right?
***
Update: this is really funny. I just searched for the ET site to check their route map, and this is what you get as the "official site" --
http://www.flyethiopian.com
Apr 11, 2008, 2:03 pm
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SN, SN, SN... Even more important than getting people around Africa right now for the alliance is getting people there first. And among the unallied, I don't think there's anyone better than SN right now. I was so gutted at the MX announcement as I had convinced myself that Brussels was going to be the next one in.
Apr 11, 2008, 2:17 pm
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What are relevant are the great internal African connections and the links to non-African cities such as BKK, DXB, AUH, DEL, BOM, TLV, ARN & BRU as well as the various alliance hubs already mentioned.
In addition to their route network, their service quality is pretty good as well. Personal experience was fine on ABJ - LOS, with a bit of a delay, but normal for Africa. (My luggage was nicked in LOS, which is also normal for LOS, apparently.
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Apr 11, 2008, 10:42 pm
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I figure that 9W may join one eventually. AI is joining Star and if IT goes the Skyteam route (since they already have some strong codeshare agreements), I think 9W may eventually go with oneworld. Though 9W's codeshare agreements confuse me in that regard, they do have them with both AA and QF. Who knows? It might be possible one day.
Apr 12, 2008, 5:49 am
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Considering JetStar's assault on SGN route, I cannot see QF being happy to further extend any cooperation with VN. Also QF has purchased a stake in VN's competitor further complicating any relationship.
Whilst CX has a good relationship with VN, my bet is that VN will go down the ST path rather than run into the arms of OW.
Whilst CX has a good relationship with VN, my bet is that VN will go down the ST path rather than run into the arms of OW.