virgin atlantic should join sky team
Jan 31, 2010 | 7:50 am
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virgin atlantic should join sky team
I doubt that this would ever happen . But the star alliance has british midland . Oneworld has British airways
I think it was help stregthen the sky team alliance if virgin atlantic were to join sky team
I think it was help stregthen the sky team alliance if virgin atlantic were to join sky team
Jan 31, 2010 | 8:22 am
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Well, comparing BD to VS to BA is like comparing apples to motorcycles to textbooks. The three each operate as a VERY different organization and have very different operations. But I sortof see where you are coming from.
Still, if VS affiliates anywhere it will almost certainly be with *A. They already have partnerships - some deeper than others - with a number of *A carriers and a decently large chunk of VS is owned by SQ.
Still, if VS affiliates anywhere it will almost certainly be with *A. They already have partnerships - some deeper than others - with a number of *A carriers and a decently large chunk of VS is owned by SQ.
Feb 1, 2010 | 8:02 pm
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VS is strictly a long haul carrier anyway, they have no regional routes that I'm aware of... its just a way to get to/from London. BA and BD both have a lot of regional routes to offer an alliance.
Feb 26, 2010 | 2:02 pm
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Wouldn't this aid Star's presence on US-LHR routes though? Since OW pretty much dominates here, I would think that even though VS doesn't do any European short-haul, it could turn LHR into another connecting "hub" for *A flyers. From there they could take any number of flights to major cities covered by European *A carriers.