Airline Alliance Membership
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: YVR
Programs: WS Nothing, AC Something, AS Gold. Too big for 737Max washrooms
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Airline Alliance Membership
Alaska have announced they will become full OneWorld members with full entry targeted for summer 2021. Will this influence WestJet thinking on to join or not to join SkyTeam?
Discuss.
Discuss.
#2
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: The World
Programs: WS Platinum, Marriott Titanium, DL Gold, UA Silver
Posts: 1,460
Doubtful.
WestJet execs have said a big, flat no to alliance membership at conferences and industry events (although have never really confirmed that with their own customers).
Further, theyve been in no rush to give alliance-style benefits to their frequent flyer customers. In spite of years of code-sharing with Delta (and 20+ months of pursuing a JV) they havent shown much concern about providing customer benefits. It remains a something, someday, if the JV ever gets approved low priority.
And even their main partner Delta is now seemingly souring on alliance membership and instead are focusing on growing through JVs and acquisitions. They seem less than excited to be part of SkyTeam these days, although I doubt theyll leave.
AA/AS is interesting, as their team-up gives a new, appealing option for cross-border business travel out of YVR and YYC.
WestJet execs have said a big, flat no to alliance membership at conferences and industry events (although have never really confirmed that with their own customers).
Further, theyve been in no rush to give alliance-style benefits to their frequent flyer customers. In spite of years of code-sharing with Delta (and 20+ months of pursuing a JV) they havent shown much concern about providing customer benefits. It remains a something, someday, if the JV ever gets approved low priority.
And even their main partner Delta is now seemingly souring on alliance membership and instead are focusing on growing through JVs and acquisitions. They seem less than excited to be part of SkyTeam these days, although I doubt theyll leave.
AA/AS is interesting, as their team-up gives a new, appealing option for cross-border business travel out of YVR and YYC.
#3
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Copenhagen
Programs: skyteam
Posts: 564
Doubtful.
WestJet execs have said a big, flat no to alliance membership at conferences and industry events (although have never really confirmed that with their own customers).
Further, theyve been in no rush to give alliance-style benefits to their frequent flyer customers. In spite of years of code-sharing with Delta (and 20+ months of pursuing a JV) they havent shown much concern about providing customer benefits. It remains a something, someday, if the JV ever gets approved low priority.
And even their main partner Delta is now seemingly souring on alliance membership and instead are focusing on growing through JVs and acquisitions. They seem less than excited to be part of SkyTeam these days, although I doubt theyll leave.
AA/AS is interesting, as their team-up gives a new, appealing option for cross-border business travel out of YVR and YYC.
WestJet execs have said a big, flat no to alliance membership at conferences and industry events (although have never really confirmed that with their own customers).
Further, theyve been in no rush to give alliance-style benefits to their frequent flyer customers. In spite of years of code-sharing with Delta (and 20+ months of pursuing a JV) they havent shown much concern about providing customer benefits. It remains a something, someday, if the JV ever gets approved low priority.
And even their main partner Delta is now seemingly souring on alliance membership and instead are focusing on growing through JVs and acquisitions. They seem less than excited to be part of SkyTeam these days, although I doubt theyll leave.
AA/AS is interesting, as their team-up gives a new, appealing option for cross-border business travel out of YVR and YYC.
#4
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Vancouver
Programs: Aeroplan, Mileage Plus, WestJet Gold, AMEX Plat
Posts: 2,026
That leaves the Oneworld airlines to pick either WS or AC to partner with domestic Canadian connections.