Comments on: Merger do-si-do: Continental spurns United, but other partners are ready to dance http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/04/28/merger-do-si-do-continental-spurns-united-but-other-partners-are-ready-to-dance/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 16 May 2008 22:37:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Dootz http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/04/28/merger-do-si-do-continental-spurns-united-but-other-partners-are-ready-to-dance/#comment-21671 Dootz Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:26:20 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/04/28/merger-do-si-do-continental-spurns-united-but-other-partners-are-ready-to-dance/#comment-21671 Yeah...but there will always be up-starts like - thankfully - JetBlue. ****** http://meadonmanhattan.wordpress.com/ Yeah…but there will always be up-starts like - thankfully - JetBlue.
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]]> By: The Global Traveller http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/04/28/merger-do-si-do-continental-spurns-united-but-other-partners-are-ready-to-dance/#comment-21647 The Global Traveller Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:38:05 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/04/28/merger-do-si-do-continental-spurns-united-but-other-partners-are-ready-to-dance/#comment-21647 It isn't just US-based airlines that are busily talking up mergers. Alitalia has been on the market for years and the Air France /KLM deal to take over appears to be over. Bmi is in play this year with 2 options between majority owner and Lufthansa while SAS is also wanting to sell it's stake. Iberia has also been in and out of merger talks for some time. Lufthansa with their strong balance sheet and past history is never far away from rumours on other European airlines. Meanwhile, the funniest bit is a report from Qantas that it too is willing to consider mergers. It isn’t just US-based airlines that are busily talking up mergers. Alitalia has been on the market for years and the Air France /KLM deal to take over appears to be over. Bmi is in play this year with 2 options between majority owner and Lufthansa while SAS is also wanting to sell it’s stake. Iberia has also been in and out of merger talks for some time. Lufthansa with their strong balance sheet and past history is never far away from rumours on other European airlines.

Meanwhile, the funniest bit is a report from Qantas that it too is willing to consider mergers.

]]> By: beatofhawaii.com http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/04/28/merger-do-si-do-continental-spurns-united-but-other-partners-are-ready-to-dance/#comment-21646 beatofhawaii.com Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:40:58 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/04/28/merger-do-si-do-continental-spurns-united-but-other-partners-are-ready-to-dance/#comment-21646 To me it is mostly about the players having enough muscle to wrestle some capacity out of the marketplace. That will allow them to get the rate increases needed to cope with jet fuel prices. I've also written twice on the subject over the weekend. Aloha, Jeff http://beatofhawaii.com To me it is mostly about the players having enough muscle to wrestle some capacity out of the marketplace. That will allow them to get the rate increases needed to cope with jet fuel prices.

I’ve also written twice on the subject over the weekend.

Aloha,
Jeff
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