United Opooses Ati For Skyteam

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Dec 5, 2003
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United Opposes ATI For SkyTeam, Suggests DL, NWA Merger
Aviation Daily
09/01/2005, page 06 Limited excerpt from article

Angela Kim

United's alternatives to ATI included a merger subject to DOJ review, after which the joined carriers could seek ATI with the foreign SkyTeam members. The other option is for either Delta or Northwest to drop out of the ATI scenario. The excluded party still could continue to cooperate with alliance members in a limited way, a situation United compared with the US Airways and Star Alliance relationship.
 
CO is supposedly not interested in ATI which says that they seem themselves as capable of standing on their own or don't want to partner w/ DL and NW long-term. I have never felt like a 3 way relationship of domestic carriers would last.

The Skyteam carriers today amended their request to include only transatlantic routes; that may increase the chances of being passed.