Master Thread Of Discussion Of CO Joining *a-27 Oct 2009
Jun 30, 2009, 3:39 am
#94
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: New Zealand
Programs: NZ , QF , MK
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I think that should read 'not earlier than 25/10/09' , while many , myself included , hope that the transition will be made within hours of CO escaping from Skyteam I have so far seen nothing from an official source to indicate that CO will definitely join on the 25th .
Jul 1, 2009, 5:21 am
#95
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: MAN
Programs: BAEC: SILVER. BMIDC SILVER
Posts: 668
More than one *A patner
Hi,
This is my first post - apologies if this has been asked before.
I am currently a member of BMI Diamond Club but am travelling long haul with Singapore later this year.
Am I able to join SA's Kris Flyer and still earn *A points on both BMI & SA?
I joined BMI last year before the were taken over by Lufthansa - BMI is no good to me now as they have cut their Manchester routes.
Andy
This is my first post - apologies if this has been asked before.
I am currently a member of BMI Diamond Club but am travelling long haul with Singapore later this year.
Am I able to join SA's Kris Flyer and still earn *A points on both BMI & SA?
I joined BMI last year before the were taken over by Lufthansa - BMI is no good to me now as they have cut their Manchester routes.
Andy
Jul 1, 2009, 9:11 am
#96
Moderator: United Airlines
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Andygeog, Welcome to FT!
Andy you can join multiple *A programs but will be able to earn miles/points for only one program for a given flight. This should be determined / recorded prior to the flight.
You might also wonder about transferring previously earned credits to another program -- general this is not offered and when possible has extremely poor exchange rates.
Andy you can join multiple *A programs but will be able to earn miles/points for only one program for a given flight. This should be determined / recorded prior to the flight.
You might also wonder about transferring previously earned credits to another program -- general this is not offered and when possible has extremely poor exchange rates.
Jul 10, 2009, 10:58 pm
#98
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Programs: CO OnePass Platinum AS MVP HHonors Diamond SPG Gold
Posts: 2,417
The only firm date that has been announced is CO's exit from SkyTeam which is Oct. 24 '09. The rest is only conjecture and speculation at this point but today's announcement by the DOT is encouraging. We may hear something more definite very soon. Stay tuned!
Jul 22, 2009, 10:26 pm
#99
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: New Zealand
Programs: NZ , QF , MK
Posts: 1,372
some fresh news for you
http://www.thetransnational.travel/n...ance.Jul-09.22
...With approval to join an antitrust-immunized grouping of Star Alliance partners finally secured (with some caveats), Continental Airlines this week detailed the process it would follow in exiting the SkyTeam alliance. That process includes a winding down through the end of July of code shares with SkyTeam's Delta and Northwest airlines; a few days of alliance limbo after officially ending SkyTeam participation this fall; and longer-term plans related to common IT systems with Star anchor United Airlines and a joint venture with United, Lufthansa and Air Canada. "With our final flight on 24 October, we will leave SkyTeam," said outgoing Continental CEO Larry Kellner. "We will be in Star just as fast as we can be after that. We just can't do anything until we get out of SkyTeam to jointly market with Star partners. It won't be seamless; it will be a couple days in transition." ...
as expected transition will be quick , but not instantaneous .
http://www.thetransnational.travel/n...ance.Jul-09.22
...With approval to join an antitrust-immunized grouping of Star Alliance partners finally secured (with some caveats), Continental Airlines this week detailed the process it would follow in exiting the SkyTeam alliance. That process includes a winding down through the end of July of code shares with SkyTeam's Delta and Northwest airlines; a few days of alliance limbo after officially ending SkyTeam participation this fall; and longer-term plans related to common IT systems with Star anchor United Airlines and a joint venture with United, Lufthansa and Air Canada. "With our final flight on 24 October, we will leave SkyTeam," said outgoing Continental CEO Larry Kellner. "We will be in Star just as fast as we can be after that. We just can't do anything until we get out of SkyTeam to jointly market with Star partners. It won't be seamless; it will be a couple days in transition." ...
as expected transition will be quick , but not instantaneous .
Jul 23, 2009, 9:58 pm
#100
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Los Angeles, CA; Philadelphia, PA
Programs: OZ Diamond
Posts: 6,140
some fresh news for you
http://www.thetransnational.travel/n...ance.Jul-09.22
...With approval to join an antitrust-immunized grouping of Star Alliance partners finally secured (with some caveats), Continental Airlines this week detailed the process it would follow in exiting the SkyTeam alliance. That process includes a winding down through the end of July of code shares with SkyTeam's Delta and Northwest airlines; a few days of alliance limbo after officially ending SkyTeam participation this fall; and longer-term plans related to common IT systems with Star anchor United Airlines and a joint venture with United, Lufthansa and Air Canada. "With our final flight on 24 October, we will leave SkyTeam," said outgoing Continental CEO Larry Kellner. "We will be in Star just as fast as we can be after that. We just can't do anything until we get out of SkyTeam to jointly market with Star partners. It won't be seamless; it will be a couple days in transition."...
as expected transition will be quick , but not instantaneous .
http://www.thetransnational.travel/n...ance.Jul-09.22
...With approval to join an antitrust-immunized grouping of Star Alliance partners finally secured (with some caveats), Continental Airlines this week detailed the process it would follow in exiting the SkyTeam alliance. That process includes a winding down through the end of July of code shares with SkyTeam's Delta and Northwest airlines; a few days of alliance limbo after officially ending SkyTeam participation this fall; and longer-term plans related to common IT systems with Star anchor United Airlines and a joint venture with United, Lufthansa and Air Canada. "With our final flight on 24 October, we will leave SkyTeam," said outgoing Continental CEO Larry Kellner. "We will be in Star just as fast as we can be after that. We just can't do anything until we get out of SkyTeam to jointly market with Star partners. It won't be seamless; it will be a couple days in transition."...
as expected transition will be quick , but not instantaneous .
LAX
Jul 23, 2009, 11:45 pm
#101
Moderator: Asiana & Qantas Frequent Flyer
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Jul 24, 2009, 12:15 am
#102
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: New Zealand
Programs: NZ , QF , MK
Posts: 1,372
( there is also a 20:30 departure from HNL to LAX but I am guessing that 23:59 will happen in SEA after 20:30 happens in HNL , IIRC the time difference the two zones is 2 hours ? and CO's international network is pretty much all located in time zones ahead of the US so they will already be in 25/10 while you guys are stuck in 10/24 )
Jul 27, 2009, 2:46 am
#103
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 224
as expected transition will be quick , but not instantaneous .
Aug 4, 2009, 9:40 pm
#104
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: LAX
Programs: UA Premier Platinum, AA Exec Platinum, TG ROP, WOH Platinum, Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 265
Can anyone speculate on how CO *A awards will be doled out in comparison to other *A partners, such as UA?
From experience, UA has great availability on *A partners like TG and NH, etc...
Are *A award tix doled out equally to all *A partners?
Just wondering how this will work.
From experience, UA has great availability on *A partners like TG and NH, etc...
Are *A award tix doled out equally to all *A partners?
Just wondering how this will work.
Aug 7, 2009, 7:20 pm
#105
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K, AA Plat, AS MVPG
Posts: 287
CO joining Star Alliance on Oct 27, 2009
Perhaps this is old news but perhaps not: Oct 27 is the date.
http://www.continental.com/web/en-US.../alliance.aspx
Oh - I see the folks in the CO forum noticed the update also!
http://www.continental.com/web/en-US.../alliance.aspx
Oh - I see the folks in the CO forum noticed the update also!