Sri Lankan Airlines join oneworld
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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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?
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?
#2
Join Date: May 2006
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Programs: QFWP (LTSG), NZ (Jade), TG ROP (Forgotten), OZ (Silver), AA (Cardboard), EK (Lowest of the Low)
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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?
Anyway is this a big gain for oneworld or is it just making up numbers in the alliance game?
#4
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#5
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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!
#6
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Location: MEL CHC
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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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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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#7
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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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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?
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?
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).
#13
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#14
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QF is about to become a domestic only carrier.