JAL to leave OneWorld and join SkyTeam
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JAL to leave OneWorld and join SkyTeam
Too bad because it is a great airline but they are having financial difficulties and Delta can provide more financial backing than AA.
Loved their First Class Lounge in Heathrow.
Loved their First Class Lounge in Heathrow.
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Not so fast. The Yomiuri report is being denied by JAL. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...p0OPTLKc&pos=5
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Ditto....hoping the Bloomberg news is more accurate. I too really like JAL and fly them as much as I can whenever I get the chance to go to Asia.
<i> If they don't, what does that do for getting to Asia using AA miles?</i>
I guess CX- Cathay Pacific - would be the primary airline of OW to Asia.
<i> If they don't, what does that do for getting to Asia using AA miles?</i>
I guess CX- Cathay Pacific - would be the primary airline of OW to Asia.
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AA will still be flying to Japan and China plus as mentioned above CX. That said I hope the Bloomberg report is more accurate than the Japanese business paper that I read, and JAL will be the 3rd option.
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JAL and DL have the biggest market shares between US and Japan. They will have a very hard time getting anti-trust approval to run the US-Japan routes as joint-venture. [History case: AA-BA for US-UK.]
The proposed NH/UA/CO joint-venture will be a lot easier for the anti-trust to clear.
The proposed NH/UA/CO joint-venture will be a lot easier for the anti-trust to clear.