Continental Leaving Skyteam for Star Alliance!
Jun 19, 2008, 4:27 pm
#31
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If you find space and your travel schedule is unlikely to be revised by you, then I'd suggest making your award ticket reservation whenever space is available for dates that work for you. This would be true with or without this deal.
Jun 19, 2008, 4:47 pm
#32
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My guess is that US will go into bankruptcy liquidation and assets be sold off, and UA will go back into backruptcy protection by the time this goes through.
Jun 19, 2008, 5:07 pm
#33
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I have a transatlantic award trip in Feb 09, DL BE out, CO BF back. I assume that will be untouched even if CO officially breaks away from ST by then?
Jun 19, 2008, 5:52 pm
#34
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I have used some CO awards before, but now I usually transfer miles from AMEX to CO for their flights. I always have a hard time using DL SM.
Jun 19, 2008, 6:10 pm
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Jun 19, 2008, 6:13 pm
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Jun 19, 2008, 6:32 pm
#38
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I don't see this as a big loss to NW/DL as long as they use this opportunity to bulk up Latin/South American routes. I do think this leaves the door open to keep the MEM hub to have a solid presence in the southern Plains/Texas region.
Biggest downside for me will be lack of SkyTeam to CRP (where the in-laws live).
Biggest downside for me will be lack of SkyTeam to CRP (where the in-laws live).
It's really a shame because even the coach seats in CO came with a reasonable snack (small sandwich, cookie-type thing) though it's been a while so maybe CO has done away with that...
Jun 19, 2008, 9:17 pm
#39
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May have something to do with AC ?
CO may be after some of Air Canada's turf as Air Canada is in the process
of looking for a buyer....
Many Canadians will be quite happy to say goodbye to Air Canada as it is now as long as something BETTER comes along ....
WestJet doesn't have the cash-flow to buy it...neither does UA nor US...
WHO's left with a bag of cash (or good credit) these days BUT . . . CO
Jun 19, 2008, 10:36 pm
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I'm not sure that Central America is that lucrative of a market. If it was, then you would think that AA would be doing a lot better. South America, I suspect is more lucrative, but I'm not sure CO really brings that much to the table there. DL actually serves more markets than CO in SA.
Jun 19, 2008, 11:29 pm
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Obvisouly, you will never knows it before. Perhaps, AS will continuation for searching more codeshare partner with DL from SLC, ATL, CVG hub.
Jun 19, 2008, 11:40 pm
#43
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Yes, Because CO are leaving from Skyteam and now on, CO will joins into Star Alliance. I am truly sad to see CO is leave from Skyteam. I didn't likes it fly on CO very often. Because DL has gave everyone the half MQM is 50% discount does not good for everyone at all.
What about NW will ever removable CO codeshare partners soon as possible. I'm sure NW&DL will kept the flight for awhile. I'm not feels a concerns from CO will be in Star Alliance will along with LH, US, UA, AC, NZ, NH, SQ, TG, OS, BD, LO, TP, CA, OZ, and others, too. Its will be very extremely difficultly time when CO is leaving from Skyteam.
What about NW will ever removable CO codeshare partners soon as possible. I'm sure NW&DL will kept the flight for awhile. I'm not feels a concerns from CO will be in Star Alliance will along with LH, US, UA, AC, NZ, NH, SQ, TG, OS, BD, LO, TP, CA, OZ, and others, too. Its will be very extremely difficultly time when CO is leaving from Skyteam.
Jun 19, 2008, 11:57 pm
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CO may be after some of Air Canada's turf as Air Canada is in the process
of looking for a buyer....
Many Canadians will be quite happy to say goodbye to Air Canada as it is now as long as something BETTER comes along ....
WestJet doesn't have the cash-flow to buy it...neither does UA nor US...
WHO's left with a bag of cash (or good credit) these days BUT . . . CO
of looking for a buyer....
Many Canadians will be quite happy to say goodbye to Air Canada as it is now as long as something BETTER comes along ....
WestJet doesn't have the cash-flow to buy it...neither does UA nor US...
WHO's left with a bag of cash (or good credit) these days BUT . . . CO
Jun 20, 2008, 8:41 am
#45
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I, too, would be surprised to see a major increase in NW/DL flights to Central and South America.
I'm not sure that Central America is that lucrative of a market. If it was, then you would think that AA would be doing a lot better. South America, I suspect is more lucrative, but I'm not sure CO really brings that much to the table there. DL actually serves more markets than CO in SA.
I'm not sure that Central America is that lucrative of a market. If it was, then you would think that AA would be doing a lot better. South America, I suspect is more lucrative, but I'm not sure CO really brings that much to the table there. DL actually serves more markets than CO in SA.
The real question is what folks with miles in OnePass and SkyMiles should do before CO leaves ST... Thoughts anyone?