TAM out of *A
Jun 26, 2012 | 8:47 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: RIG / POA (Brasil)
Programs: TK E+ *A GOLD, TAM OW Sapphire
Posts: 330
TAM out of *A
It is confirmed, TAM will leave *A. Mauricio Amaro, the new president of the LATAM holding Adm. Council, confirmed that yesterday. It is unsure, however, if TAM will join OW or remain solo. They say that, after *A is notified, it will take approximately 6 months to complete TAM's departure.
In that sense, I would like to ask the experts which *A company they would suggest for the TAM *A GOLD members to join ?
thanks much.
MMM
Sources (in Portuguese):
http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mercado...ir-a-lan.shtml
http://aquiemcima.blogspot.com.br/20...-alliance.html
In that sense, I would like to ask the experts which *A company they would suggest for the TAM *A GOLD members to join ?
thanks much.
MMM
Sources (in Portuguese):
http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mercado...ir-a-lan.shtml
http://aquiemcima.blogspot.com.br/20...-alliance.html
Jun 26, 2012 | 1:17 pm
#3
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: New Zealand
Programs: NZ , QF , MK
Posts: 1,386
Would you be kind enough to provide your source for that statement ? Up until now I have heard lots of rumours, but you are the first person I have encountered to state it as a definite happening and provide a date, so I guess you have a source which others have missed ?
Jun 26, 2012 | 4:16 pm
#4
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 71
english source to the article http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/interna...alliance.shtml
Jun 26, 2012 | 11:28 pm
#6
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: YVR - Vancouver, with most winter weekends in Whistler.
Programs: Aeroplan 35K, Alaska MVP, Marriott Titanium / Lifetime Platinum, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 4,633
That is disappointing for Star Alliance.
Although Avianca is joining, we're quite well represented in the Northern Part of South America. Aside from the long haul flights to get to Southern South America, I think that the gap was in the connections to and around South America for Star.
Although Avianca is joining, we're quite well represented in the Northern Part of South America. Aside from the long haul flights to get to Southern South America, I think that the gap was in the connections to and around South America for Star.
Jun 27, 2012 | 4:43 am
#7
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Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: RIG / POA (Brasil)
Programs: TK E+ *A GOLD, TAM OW Sapphire
Posts: 330
Sure there will be a huge gap. You simply cannot compare TAM's network with Avianca, especially if you consider that most of the traffic coming to South America happens through GRU, GIG and EZE.
TAM's leave is a huge blow to *A in the region and a bigger blow to us , the *A fflyers here.
TAM's leave is a huge blow to *A in the region and a bigger blow to us , the *A fflyers here.