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TK Now Actually Joining *Alliance

Kelebek From Austria, joined Oct 2006, 56 posts, RR: 0
Posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1794 times:

After heavy rumours for month, the German Newspaper "Handeslblatt" (which is a quite reliable source in contrast to yellowpress like "Bild" etc.) just reported that the treaty will be signed tomorrow at Istanbul.
Let's see who's next! (my guess: Air India)

Source (german): http://www.handelsblatt.com/news/Def...lt.aspx?_p=200040&_t=ft&_b=1180983

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LHStarAlliance From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1781 times:

Great !

Quoting Kelebek (Thread starter):
Air India

I hope so , *Alliance needs an Airline in India and Russia.

LIPZ From Austria, joined Jun 2006, 1075 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1783 times:

Quoting Kelebek (Thread starter):
(my guess: Air India)

or Air China.

Good luck to TK in Star Alliance!

Zvezda From Lithuania, joined Aug 2004, 10511 posts, RR: 65
Reply 3, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1756 times:

I hope that SQ upgrade their 4x weekly service to IST via to DXB to daily nonstop.

Virginia From Netherlands, joined Sep 2003, 82 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1756 times:

Good to see TK finally joining an alliance, they are really great to fly.
Keep on going so.

Virginia

TK787 From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 4106 posts, RR: 13
Reply 5, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1676 times:

Does anyone know when will they actually join, late 2007 or later?
I just need to know when to switch to United Mileage Plus.

Zvezda From Lithuania, joined Aug 2004, 10511 posts, RR: 65
Reply 6, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1644 times:

Quoting TK787 (Reply 5):
Does anyone know when will they actually join, late 2007 or later?

An educated guess would be Q4 2007 at the earliest. Probably not later than Q2 2008, but one never knows. Star Alliance will have drawn up a checklist of about 30 or so achievements that TY must meet before being granted full membership. These will include integration issues as well as service standards.

Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22030 posts, RR: 51
Reply 7, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1627 times:

Quoting Kelebek (Thread starter):
After heavy rumours for month

What rumors for months? THY announced its plans to join Star way back in August.
http://www.thy.com/en-INT/corporate/...leases/press_release.aspx?pid=1161

From the desert to the sea, to all of Southern California

LH648 From Kazakhstan, joined Sep 2006, 549 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 1576 times:

Quoting LIPZ (Reply 2):
Air China.

Air China already officially invited.

Quoting LHStarAlliance (Reply 1):
I hope so , *Alliance needs an Airline in India and Russia.

Unfortunately I don't see any airlines in Russia who deserve to join *A soon... Except of Aeroflot, for sure, but they are already in SkyTeam.

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Emrecan From Turkey, joined Feb 2000, 914 posts, RR: 8
Reply 9, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 1415 times:

Great news

In 18 months the procedure will be completed.

Good move from TK.. Good luck !

TurkishWings From Turkey, joined May 2006, 1407 posts, RR: 9
Reply 10, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1333 times:

Quoting Zvezda (Reply 3):
I hope that SQ upgrade their 4x weekly service to IST via to DXB to daily nonstop.

That is quite unlikely. They doing well both between SIN-DXB and DXB-IST.

Coffee - Tea or Me?

Zvezda From Lithuania, joined Aug 2004, 10511 posts, RR: 65
Reply 11, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1321 times:

Quoting TurkishWings (Reply 10):
They doing well both between SIN-DXB and DXB-IST.

An increase to daily service would still be nice, even with the stop at DXB.

Jimyvr From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 12, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1246 times:

Quoting Zvezda (Reply 6):
Star Alliance will have drawn up a checklist of about 30 or so

Actually, the list is 60+

Quoting LH648 (Reply 8):
Air China already officially invited.

Air China will be a full member in 2007

Quoting LH648 (Reply 8):
Unfortunately I don't see any airlines in Russia who deserve to join *A soon

AiRUnion or S7 Airlines are the two being targeted, especially the former will enter strategic cooperation deal with Austrian from Spring 2007.

Kelebek From Austria, joined Oct 2006, 56 posts, RR: 0
Reply 13, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 1188 times:

Quoting Jimyvr (Reply 12):
Actually, the list is 60+

does anybody have got details about that "list" you have to fullfill to be granted full membership to *A?

Zvezda From Lithuania, joined Aug 2004, 10511 posts, RR: 65
Reply 14, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day ago) and read 1122 times:

Quoting Jimyvr (Reply 12):
Actually, the list is 60+

I suppose they're learning from past experience and going into greater detail in order to avoid problems they've had with past airlines joining.

Jimyvr From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 15, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day ago) and read 1084 times:

Quoting Kelebek (Reply 13):
does anybody have got details about that "list" you have to fullfill to be granted full membership to *A?

basically all the essential things needs to be up to Star standard or equivalent, like FFP, , reservation system, staff knowledge blah blah blah...etc

A350 From Germany, joined Nov 2004, 1098 posts, RR: 23
Reply 16, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 1024 times:

Merhaba!

I expect Turkish to contribute a lot to * because of their performance, home market, geographical location, and route network. In their "bridge" position between Europe and Asia they have a great potential to compete with the middle east giants.

Cheers

A350

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Airbus A3XX From Australia, joined May 1999, 507 posts, RR: 1
Reply 17, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 1021 times:

Quoting LIPZ (Reply 2):
Air China.

I doubt Air China would actually get to join Star with their new mutual shareholding agreement with Cathay Pacific

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