In late September it was announced that Delta would be buying a 20% stake in LATAM, and that the two airlines would be forming a joint venture. Well, the first step towards cooperation between the two airlines has now been revealed. It has just been announced that Delta and LATAM will begin codesharing in the…
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Below the picture of the American plane, you have written: Delta will stop codesharing with LATAM. That should be 'American will stop...'.
This is will put Delta in Latin America big time. Delta has very few options to fly to Latin America and almost all of them goes through ATL. I am trying to get to Montevideo, Uruguay for example and it is a nightmare if I want to stick with Skyteam. Latam has nice planes and flies from some US hubs that Delta does not fly to Latin America.
Is there a reason they're going to code share and have reciprocal benefits but not join SkyTeam? Delta has been pretty vocal about SkyTeam needing to improve it's network & quality, and adding LATAM (and potentially Virgin & WestJet), would do wonders for it.
This is huge. You cannot underestimate the immense loss for One world. Without Latam in Latin America you are nothing for second markets. If you fly from the US to second markets in Latin American (Brasilia, Cuzco, Medellin, etc) you will have to get separate tickets if you are a One World flyer.
I am keen to see Aerolineas Argentinas reaction to their main US partner forging a partnership with their arch rival in Latin America. Could oneworld carriers maybe try get them on side? Could they try and get Gol as a Oneworld Connect member for feed into Brazil?
@Phil: yes, because Delta flyers want to connect with Aerolineas Argentinas and fly on old planes with recliner seats on business class and having a fax machine at their disposal. I am trying to get from the US to Montevideo on Skyteam and the best option is to fly out of Miami 10 hours on a recliner seat on Aerolineas for $9k. No tks!!!
It is indeed interesting how this whole mess that LATAM has landed in is being masqueraded as something great. The bigger loser here is LATAM and the only winner is DL, and possibly AV/Copa/Star (which all of a sudden becomes extremely attractive to business travelers). SkyTeam will continue to degrade, and partly drag oneworld down with it.
While most people downplay the importance of alliances these days, large airlines with huge home markets really benefit from alliance memberships. It may not be useful for Tarom or Czech, but an airline the size of LATAM is not in the same boat. While LATAM is pulled out of the alliance scene; all of AV, Copa, DL, AA, IAG, AF/KL will still be part of one alliance or the other. AV's Star Alliance membership benefits will far outweigh LATAM's bilateral partnerships, reducing LA's attractiveness for business travelers. Not to mention, DL and AF/KL is not going to even come close to what AA/IB offered in terms of connectivity or market relevance in South America. The signs are not good for LA. Even the whole thing about retaining bilateral partnerships with all other oneworld members other than AA screams of desperation!
I'm booked on a codeshare flight from MCO to GRU (LA8187) in February of 2020. i booked via American and have the rest of my flights on american planes. if they stop codesharing on 1/31/20 what happens to my flight?
Unfortunate for employees as now they can't non-rev on those flights. Keeps getting worse for employees.
@ Clayton. You non rev on the operating carrier not the codeshare so if American and LATAM still have an agreement it makes no difference it also has a DL code