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KLM To Form European Alliance With Air France  
User currently offlineRotate From Switzerland, joined Feb 2003, 1376 posts, RR: 26
Posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 984 times:
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Amsterdam, May 22 (Bloomberg) -- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV,
Europe's fourth-largest airline, has decided to form a partnership
with Air France for European flights, De Telegraaf reported,
citing unidentified company officials.
The official decision will be released shortly, the paper
reported. The paper didn't give any details about KLM's planned
alliance with Air France, Europe's second-largest airline.
KLM spokesmen Bart Koster and Hugo Baas weren't immediately
available for comment.
The Dutch carrier has been seeking a European partner since
its alliance with Italy's Alitalia SpA fell through in 2000. A
partnership with Air France would enable KLM to enter the SkyTeam
alliance led by Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines Inc.

(De Telegraaf 5-22 29)

cheers robin


ABC
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User currently offlineGoing64 From Netherlands, joined Oct 2002, 329 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 933 times:

One correction: the decision which alliance will stay in future is still open!

User currently offlineA388 From Netherlands Antilles, joined May 2001, 5749 posts, RR: 14
Reply 2, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 881 times:

This surprises me when I look at KLM's bad experience with Alitalia when they had an alliance. How will that relationship work out now. I assume they know what they are doing, but I was just wondering. Good luck to them anyway  Smile/happy/getting dizzy

A388

User currently offlineLa Carlota From United States, joined Jun 2001, 356 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 872 times:

Will they join Skyteam alliance?
What about their partnership with NW?


Tango Tango Fox
User currently onlinePetertenthije From Netherlands, joined Jul 2001, 2774 posts, RR: 17
Reply 4, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 843 times:

Well, wasn't NW already in a alliance with CO and DL anyway?

If this will be decided it is really the obvious solution. In the States you will have NW and DL and in Europe you get KL and AF. Throw in AZ and CO for good measure and Europe and the US will be covered.


http://www.dft.nl/servlet/ArticleByID?ID=4718707§ion=00
edited to include link to article (Dutch only)



[Edited 2003-05-22 12:06:09]


All hail the hypnotoad!
User currently offlineSingapore_Air From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2000, 13606 posts, RR: 25
Reply 5, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 820 times:

"Europe's fourth largest airline, Dutch KLM, denied on Thursday it had opted to join the SkyTeam alliance of Air France, but negotiations were continuing"

Reuters / Yahoo


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User currently offlineJwenting From Netherlands, joined Apr 2001, 10017 posts, RR: 29
Reply 6, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 654 times:

byebye KLM, hello Air France (Amsterdam regional office)...


I wish I were flying
User currently offlineVarig md-11 From France, joined Jul 2000, 1229 posts, RR: 11
Reply 7, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 512 times:

Jwenting:can you develop A.U.B. ?


AF TW AA NW BA U2 TP UX LH SK AZ MP KL SN VY HV LS SS TK SQ RG
User currently offlinePlane Holland From Netherlands, joined Oct 2000, 393 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 480 times:

if you believe everything the Telegraaf writes...

User currently offlineLfutia From Netherlands, joined Dec 2002, 2803 posts, RR: 31
Reply 9, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 426 times:
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does that mean that i will be able to earn miles on WorldPerks since KL wants to join up w/ AF?

Leo/ORD


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