WN launches interline with CI

[HS-TQE]

Southwest's first interline with a 'major' international long haul carrier, IIRC.

Southwest Airlines & China Airlines Unveil Partnership: Big Deal?

Southwest Airlines and China Airlines are launching a partnership. This is an interesting development, but is it significant?

onemileatatime.com

 

[Blackadder]

Interesting choice for their first transpacific partner.
Wonder if this will see them move to a Skyteam alliance member in the future?

 

[dajop]

Wonder if this will see them move to a Skyteam alliance member in the future?

It's a basic common interlining agreement, like CI have with AA, AS, B6, DL, HA & UA. A long long way from any sort of alliance.