China Eastern Confirmed Joining Skyteam
Apr 22, 2009, 9:27 pm
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China Eastern Confirmed Joining Skyteam
China Eastern's CEO, Liu Shaoyong, confirmed today in media press that MU will join Skyteam. News in Chinese: http://news.carnoc.com/list/131/131755.html
Liu is the formor CEO of China Southern. This might be the reason MU choose Skyteam.
Liu is the formor CEO of China Southern. This might be the reason MU choose Skyteam.
Apr 22, 2009, 11:00 pm
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China Eastern's CEO, Liu Shaoyong, confirmed today in media press that MU will join Skyteam. News in Chinese: http://news.carnoc.com/list/131/131755.html
Liu is the formor CEO of China Southern. This might be the reason MU choose Skyteam.
Liu is the formor CEO of China Southern. This might be the reason MU choose Skyteam.
Apr 23, 2009, 2:13 am
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So, SkyTeam will have both China Southern & China Eastern ? Looks like a pretty good move.
Apr 23, 2009, 3:27 am
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Liu merely indicated their intention to join SkyTeam. It has hardly been confirmed. I hope they don't drag FM out of Star in case the merger goes ahead.
http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=16370
http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=16370
Apr 23, 2009, 5:47 am
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Last nail in ST's coffin.
AF is a disgrace, KLM the nice guys with the tied up hands, CZ the less worse of the big 3 chinese airlines, SU alltough I personally enjoy it is a regular horror story maker. And now to complete the "team" they invite MU. Are ST folks nuts? MU is by far the worse airline in the universe.
Long delays that often end in riots, indifferent crews, appalling ground service, financially broke, incapable of crediting miles to their partner FFP (CI), and a long etc.
Comm'on guys!!
Seriously the only decent airline in ST is KE and I wonder how long they will stay.
I don't doubt CI, MH, GA are thinking twice before getting into ST, with such a winning team of partners its a recipe for disaster.
Definitelly after the FB improvements and with MU knocking the door I better use my FB Platinum for scrapping the ice off my car.
Long delays that often end in riots, indifferent crews, appalling ground service, financially broke, incapable of crediting miles to their partner FFP (CI), and a long etc.
Comm'on guys!!
Seriously the only decent airline in ST is KE and I wonder how long they will stay.
I don't doubt CI, MH, GA are thinking twice before getting into ST, with such a winning team of partners its a recipe for disaster.
Definitelly after the FB improvements and with MU knocking the door I better use my FB Platinum for scrapping the ice off my car.
Apr 24, 2009, 1:01 am
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But of course they would need rights to fly Chinese domestic flights.
Apr 27, 2009, 3:12 am
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Has there been a date for China Eastern to join? cause VN is expected to join next year (2010), or they might both join on the same day!!!
Apr 28, 2009, 1:26 am
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considering that Skyteam has not even confirmed the rumour I think it is a bit soon to talk about joining dates - I cant read Chinese so I cannot comment on the OPs link but all the info that I have read in English only confirms that MU have said they would like to join Skyteam , not that they have been accepted .... anyone can say that they would like to join XYZ alliance , but it doesnt mean anything until XYZ alliance confirms it