SkyTeam invites Air India to explore joining alliance
Sep 10, 2002, 4:04 pm
#16
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From what I hear, DL is considering going back to DXB... and this time nonstop from JFK, instead of via CAI. At 6848, JFK-DXB would be only ONE MILE SHORTER than ATL-NRT! (which is 6849 according to the GCM), but that probably differs from DL's actual routing anyway.
Whoopee!!! Another route the M11s can struggle on!
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Whoopee!!! Another route the M11s can struggle on!
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Stronger than Airbus, Faster than Airbus, Bigger than Airbus... BETTER than Airbus!
Sep 10, 2002, 5:15 pm
#17
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by 777-232LR:
From what I hear, DL is considering going back to DXB... and this time nonstop from JFK, instead of via CAI. At 6848, JFK-DXB would be only ONE MILE SHORTER than ATL-NRT! (which is 6849 according to the GCM), but that probably differs from DL's actual routing anyway.
Whoopee!!! Another route the M11s can struggle on!
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From what I hear, DL is considering going back to DXB... and this time nonstop from JFK, instead of via CAI. At 6848, JFK-DXB would be only ONE MILE SHORTER than ATL-NRT! (which is 6849 according to the GCM), but that probably differs from DL's actual routing anyway.
Whoopee!!! Another route the M11s can struggle on!
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777, do you mind giving the rest of us a clue as to where you might have heard this?
Sep 10, 2002, 9:41 pm
#19
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re: ATL NRT base miles... from my stmt
Jun 10 02 Delta Flight 56 from Tokyo-Narita, Japan to Atlanta, GA (*Z) 6850 0 6850
Bonus: PLATINUM BONUS 0 6850 6850
May 29 02 Delta Flight 55 from Atlanta, GA to Tokyo-Narita, Japan (*Z) 6850 0 6850
Bonus: PLATINUM BONUS 0 6850 6850
Jun 10 02 Delta Flight 56 from Tokyo-Narita, Japan to Atlanta, GA (*Z) 6850 0 6850
Bonus: PLATINUM BONUS 0 6850 6850
May 29 02 Delta Flight 55 from Atlanta, GA to Tokyo-Narita, Japan (*Z) 6850 0 6850
Bonus: PLATINUM BONUS 0 6850 6850
Dec 15, 2002, 7:13 am
#20
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Air France exercised their veto this week to oppose Air India's participation in any talks to join Skyteam in the future.
This veto comes in retaliation for Air India's inauguration of nonstop service between Paris and Newark, a route hitherto dominated by AF and CO. Air France has also exercised their option to terminate their ground handling contract with Air India at CDG effective January 1.
Air India's new 3x weekly BOM-CDG-EWR service is already a huge commercial success with the flight oversold every day until January 15 in both directions. AI intends to take the route daily from June 2003.
This veto comes in retaliation for Air India's inauguration of nonstop service between Paris and Newark, a route hitherto dominated by AF and CO. Air France has also exercised their option to terminate their ground handling contract with Air India at CDG effective January 1.
Air India's new 3x weekly BOM-CDG-EWR service is already a huge commercial success with the flight oversold every day until January 15 in both directions. AI intends to take the route daily from June 2003.