Will proposed merger affect future flights?
Apr 11th, 2008, 05:19 AM
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Will proposed merger affect future flights?
Good Morning,
Just a simple question for all the "experts" regarding upcoming flights.
My wife, daughter and I are booked on NW for a trip to Paris in November...
MCO-MSP-CDG (outbound)
CDG-DTW-MCO (return)
Do we need to be concerned with major itinerary changes as a result of the merger with Delta?
Thanks for any repsonses.
Just a simple question for all the "experts" regarding upcoming flights.
My wife, daughter and I are booked on NW for a trip to Paris in November...
MCO-MSP-CDG (outbound)
CDG-DTW-MCO (return)
Do we need to be concerned with major itinerary changes as a result of the merger with Delta?
Thanks for any repsonses.
Apr 11th, 2008, 05:30 AM
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In short, no. This is for two reasons:
1) They will not be far enough along in any potential integration to have made those sort of decisions.
2) The whole point of the merger is to increase the number of international (read: profitable) flights. I just don't see them cancelling too many of these routes.
1) They will not be far enough along in any potential integration to have made those sort of decisions.
2) The whole point of the merger is to increase the number of international (read: profitable) flights. I just don't see them cancelling too many of these routes.
Apr 11th, 2008, 06:05 AM
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< the merger is off in the distance >
Maybe, maybe not. DL announced this morning it had reached an agreement with its pilots and at least one source thought a merger with NW will be announced next week. Guess we'll have to wait and see...
Other than that, I agree with travelgourment's assessment.
Maybe, maybe not. DL announced this morning it had reached an agreement with its pilots and at least one source thought a merger with NW will be announced next week. Guess we'll have to wait and see...
Other than that, I agree with travelgourment's assessment.
Apr 12th, 2008, 05:48 AM
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I seem to recall reading about a week ago that these airlines had received permission to share revenues on international flights.
While that is short of a full merger, it does imply that there will be some level of coordination of such flights and, while international flights are real moneymakers, I would think each would now be looking at trying to get their international flights fuller. So its certainly not impossible that one airline will cancel a given flight and place those passengers on a similar flight of the other airline.
So I would suggest you monitor your reservation daily in case there is a change, so you can take the appropriate action, such as adjusting your seats and monitoring connection times.
While that is short of a full merger, it does imply that there will be some level of coordination of such flights and, while international flights are real moneymakers, I would think each would now be looking at trying to get their international flights fuller. So its certainly not impossible that one airline will cancel a given flight and place those passengers on a similar flight of the other airline.
So I would suggest you monitor your reservation daily in case there is a change, so you can take the appropriate action, such as adjusting your seats and monitoring connection times.
Apr 12th, 2008, 07:40 AM
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CDG-DTW will definitely be around.
MSP-CDG should be there too. If not, they'll reroute you anyways (and probably save you some flying time).
Itineraries (like your domestic connection) can change with or without a merger.
MSP-CDG should be there too. If not, they'll reroute you anyways (and probably save you some flying time).
Itineraries (like your domestic connection) can change with or without a merger.
Apr 13th, 2008, 11:18 PM
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I think that it is a waste to think about FF miles if you don't earn at least 25k miles every year or two. Of course, this doesn't have to be from flying, and can be from CC spend or the like.
And if you earn only a few miles from flying, FF miles should be way down on your list of concerns when buying a ticket, well behind price and schedule.
And if you earn only a few miles from flying, FF miles should be way down on your list of concerns when buying a ticket, well behind price and schedule.
Apr 15th, 2008, 11:18 AM
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I have around 5000 WP orphan miles and DH has around 11,000. Applying for the WP visa now would be a good idea except I can't remember which type(s) of WP Visa cards we've already applied for in the past and I don't think they're churnable 
I'll have to look through my files and see if I kept anything.
I'll have to look through my files and see if I kept anything.
Apr 15th, 2008, 12:32 PM
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I searched FT and found a link for a no annual fee offer http://tinyurl.com/5q9gau
It was posted back in Feb but I don't see an expiration date.
It was posted back in Feb but I don't see an expiration date.
