Sri Lankan Airlines join oneworld

Old Jun 11, 2012, 5:41 pm
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Sri Lankan Airlines join oneworld

Interestingly, no press release from Qantas, but I digress.

http://www.oneworld.com/news-informa...objectID=29625

Some interesting fifth freedom routes available, such as BKK-PEK/PVG/CAN/HKG, so could have some benefits for QFF in the region. UL did fly to SYD and MEL at one stage.

As an aside, does anyone know what the UL schedules were for SYD and MEL?
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Old Jun 11, 2012, 6:40 pm
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Does EK still have a management/shareholding deal with UL or did this expire a number of years ago?
Anyway is this a big gain for oneworld or is it just making up numbers in the alliance game?
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Old Jun 11, 2012, 7:25 pm
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I suspect many in QF HO are trying to figure out where CMB is and then whether they should operate a flight there (no not JetStar).
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Originally Posted by og
I suspect many in QF HO are trying to figure out where CMB is and then whether they should operate a flight there (no not JetStar).
A PER-CMB flight would be nice (don't care if it's QF or UL)
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Old Jun 11, 2012, 7:56 pm
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I suspect many in QF HO are trying to figure out where CMB is and then whether they should operate a flight there (no not JetStar).
I agree with your sentiment on many trying to figure out where CMB is. I disagree with your ludicrous idea that QF is considering flying anywhere new overseas!
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Old Jun 11, 2012, 8:18 pm
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Originally Posted by Blackcloud
Does EK still have a management/shareholding deal with UL or did this expire a number of years ago?
From the post 3 in the OW thread http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...-oneworld.html

8 Jul 2010 http://www.srilankanewstoday.com/news.php?newsid=1737
The Government has become the sole owner of SriLankan Airlines as it has purchased all shares of the Emirates recently.

The Government has purchased 43 percent of shares from Emirates and its share ownership has increased to 94.6 percent. The balance 5.4 percent shares belong to the SriLankan Airlines employees.
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Old Jun 11, 2012, 8:33 pm
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I agree with your sentiment on many trying to figure out where CMB is. I disagree with your ludicrous idea that QF is considering flying anywhere new overseas!
With QF moving from EZE to SCL, it demonstrates the benefit of supporting OW hubs. I suspect that keeps the South American route viable.

A future move in supporting CMB may build business for the Indian sub continent. QF seem to have abandoned China (possisbly because no one in QF HO knows anything about China), so perhaps its time to focus on India. Working with UL is probably the only way to do this since the BOM flight was given to JetStar.
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Fantastic news. Together with MH, this provides great coverage for Oneworld across South-east Asia, South Asia and the Middle East. Looking forward to some status runs on MH and UL
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It might make starting a xONE3 out of CMB more viable. The last time I looked at it, the cost and scheduling to get to/from CMB wasn't worth it.
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It might make starting a xONE3 out of CMB more viable. The last time I looked at it, the cost and scheduling to get to/from CMB wasn't worth it.
Or they'd just increase the ex-CMB cost, now that it's a OW hub and thus easy to get to?
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Or they'd just increase the ex-CMB cost, now that it's a OW hub and thus easy to get to?
NRT is a oneworld hub and is one of the cheapest places in Asia to start a DONE3.
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Old Jun 12, 2012, 5:08 am
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Originally Posted by Platinum A332
Interestingly, no press release from Qantas, but I digress.

http://www.oneworld.com/news-informa...objectID=29625

Some interesting fifth freedom routes available, such as BKK-PEK/PVG/CAN/HKG, so could have some benefits for QFF in the region. UL did fly to SYD and MEL at one stage.

As an aside, does anyone know what the UL schedules were for SYD and MEL?
Those 5th freedom flights are excellent! They mostly leave BKK at reasonable times (except for the flight to PVG which is at 7am or something). I have flown both to CAN and HKG with them (in biz) and they were excellent - tasty food, comfortable seats and fantastic service!

Lounge facilities at HKG are miserable (the CAAC lounge) but in BKK they use the Air France Le Salon (actually pretty miserable as well, but it's very quiet). Guess that will change now with Oneworld though.

The best part are the fares! Very cheap (few hundred dollars one way in biz).
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Old Jun 12, 2012, 5:49 am
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Originally Posted by Platinum A332
I agree with your sentiment on many trying to figure out where CMB is. I disagree with your ludicrous idea that QF is considering flying anywhere new overseas!
It wouldn't be a "new" route, it would simply be a reinstatement of a previously operated route http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Double_Sunrise
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Old Jun 12, 2012, 10:45 am
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Originally Posted by og
I suspect many in QF HO are trying to figure out where CMB is and then whether they should operate a flight there (no not JetStar).
No. They are trying to work out of they fly there, and to ensure they cut the flight as soon as possible.

QF is about to become a domestic only carrier.
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Old Jun 12, 2012, 9:33 pm
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QF is about to become a domestic only carrier.
A380s on transcon flights! Yippee
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