SkyTeam, oneworld announce expansion

Posted by Seth Miller on June 10, 2010 under News | 4 Comments to Read

Both the SkyTeam and oneworld global alliances have grown their membership ranks this past week. Vietnam Airlines became an official member of SkyTeam effective today. Earlier in the week Indian carrier Kingfisher announced its intentions to join oneworld during a meeting in Germany.

I’ve actually flown on both carriers and enjoyed the service and product. I think that oneworld is getting the better deal here – Kingfisher has a ton of coverage in India and a few long-haul routes, too – but SkyTeam needs to beef up their presence in SE Asia significantly and the addition of Vietnam Airlines definitely helps on that front.

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  1. Gary said,

    So here’s the question, what are VN’s award booking classes and are they searchable via any publicly available methods?

  2. Wandering Aramean said,

    Indeed, Gary, they are. I’m working on a dedicated tool right now and should have something to share soon enough. Apollo/Worldspan show Biz inventory and Galileo shows both Bix and Coach.

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