IN BRIEF | The Oneworld airline alliance is scoping out a potential partner from India.
"We are looking at it" Oneworld CEO Bruce Ashby confirmed on the sidelines of the annual International Air Transport Association annual meeting in Doha, Qatar, "but but we have no announcements to make today."
Oneworld is keen to tap into the growing Indian market, but the competing Star Alliance has the lead with next month's planned entry of Air India into the Star family.
However, Ashby counters that "In India, we are actually the largest alliance in terms of revenue from the Indian market."
"That is because of British Airways, Qatar Airways, Cathay Pacific and SriLankan Airlines. People do ask me are you going to add an Indian airline, and I say maybe."
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Cathay Pacific - Asia Miles
25 Apr 2013
Total posts 542
They could really use Jet Airways
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
02 Jul 2011
Total posts 1374
Since Kingfisher went down the gurgler, and Air India is finally joining Star, agree that Jet Airways is the obvious choice.
However Etihad now owns 24% of Jet Airways, and we know what they think about alliances.
19 May 2014
Total posts 40
Another dreadful third world airline.
whats with one world and taking these third world products into the alliance?
Outsourced ex-airline staff
04 Jun 2014
Total posts 13
Agreed..... And actually it's GREED.....
Care to take a flight on MH ???
24 Mar 2014
Total posts 14
is that pauline hanson maquerading as therealqueen
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