Thoughts about the "Merger" with CO

[clifford]

No one seems to have posted about this (apart from me).

Why is this?

 

[NYCguy]

No one seems to have posted about this (apart from me).

Why is this?

Why, this here is a OneWorld board, pardner. UA/CO is of nothing more than passing interest in Qantasland, aka Australia.

 

[yohy?!]

No one seems to have posted about this (apart from me).

Why is this?

They need to sell miles at a generous bonus rate for partner award redemptions

 

[docjames]

Well, if either of the two of them (now one of them) had

a) an alliance partner
b) more of a presence in Australia

then perhaps there'd be more discussion.

As it stands, the number of Australian residents who gain from this merger (as it currently stands) is very few.

I cant even think of the last time I saw United advertising anywhere in Australia.

Perhaps now they are combined, the new United will look at serving more secondary ports, and/or forming an alliance with one of the locals (guess which??).


How much Qantas discussion (pre-Oprah) was there in the LOTFAP?

 

[trooper]

I'm one of the (few?) *A types here... and I must admit I get my UA/CO info over on FT....

Not much effect anyway on those of us who fly/credit with those airliines.. but to another *A program (NZ in my case)....

 

[serfty]

I'm one of the (few?) *A types here... and I must admit I get my UA/CO info over on FT....

Not much effect anyway on those of us who fly/credit with those airliines.. but to another *A program (NZ in my case)....

I'm in the same boat - only thing I'm watching is that CO First Class instant upgrade fares only credit as Business travel for Airpoints.

 

[trooper]

Ouch! Thanks.. that's good to know......

 

[scibo10]

Bet UA are kicking themselves now for breaking their alliance off with DJ. Is there an alternative for UA and *A FF to gain miles and status for destinations beyond SYD and MEL as it currently stands?

Listening to the UA CEO recently, he is suggesting that as a combined group, they are a stronger outfit and will look to refit their cabins and increase frequencies and destinations. Wonder if this will effect Australia?

 

[SeaWolf]

Bet UA are kicking themselves now for breaking their alliance off with DJ. Is there an alternative for UA and *A FF to gain miles and status for destinations beyond SYD and MEL as it currently stands?

Soon you'll be able to credit DJ flights to AirNZ, but as far as I know, that's it. I'm hopeful that *A will continue to seek to expand its reach in Australia, but I think we're still a way off seeing DJ join up (if ever).