Sri Lankan to launch Seoul

[LUNN]

They are planning to start thrice weekly service as CMB-BKK-ICN from November, no other details given.

[tsv]

And they are joining One World!

http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/f...nid=1500152259

[AA 1818]

So I guess that we'll see the route shift to CMB-KUL-ICN?

Or, would MAS be disturbed by that?

Also, this is frustrating! OneWorld has not yet settled the whole Indian issue (hell, neither has any alliance) and yet, they take on someone on the periphery...

[tsv]

Originally Posted by AA 1818

So I guess that we'll see the route shift to CMB-KUL-ICN?

Well they already have flights to KUL. CMB-BKK-ICN would be shorter I guess so they will probably stick with that. Will they have fifith freedom for ICN-BKK sector?

Originally Posted by AA 1818

Or, would MAS be disturbed by that?

Are MH still joining One World? The proposed "Commercial Alliance" with Qantas has already fallen through.

This wouldn't necessarily stop them joining One World except that Qantas was to be their Sponsor and Asian Carriers carry a lot of Australians to Asia and beyond. If QF are not getting a slice of this Pie through some sort of revenue sharing agreement I cannot believe they would agree to the OW entry of another Asian Carrier such as MH, which has such a strong presence in Australia. The relationship between QF and CX is reportedly testy at best.

Originally Posted by AA 1818

Also, this is frustrating! OneWorld has not yet settled the whole Indian issue (hell, neither has any alliance) and yet, they take on someone on the periphery...

Indeed. But just maybe they have decided the propsects of getting a reliable Indian Member anytime soon are so bleak that the best they can do is to grab someone on the Periphery. Sri Lanka is about as close to India as you can get and Sri Lankan Airlines seems to be Managed a bit less chaotically than most of their Indian neighbours.

[tsv]

Originally Posted by tsv

Are MH still joining One World? The proposed "Commercial Alliance" with Qantas has already fallen through.

This wouldn't necessarily stop them joining One World except that Qantas was to be their Sponsor and Asian Carriers carry a lot of Australians to Asia and beyond. If QF are not getting a slice of this Pie through some sort of revenue sharing agreement I cannot believe they would agree to the OW entry of another Asian Carrier such as MH, which has such a strong presence in Australia. The relationship between QF and CX is reportedly testy at best.

Sorry to answer my own question but it appears that MH are still joining OW. http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_...0007d21c39____

I don't see how QF, and to a lessor extent CX & JL, benefit from this in the absence of joint venture agreements. Any thoughts?

[LUNN]

Also plan to start a fourth Chinese city.

[LUNN]

The Chinese destination is Kunming.

[CathayPacific]

Curious, it seems that UL is flying to all the destinations east of BKK thru BKK, including PVG, PEK, CAN, HKG and now ICN. How many flights do it plan to fly to BKK from CMB?

There should be enough demand to fly to some of those destinations directly from CMB?

[LUNN]

Kathmandu to start next year and eyeing Seychelles too http://www.ft.lk/2012/08/25/exporter...ity-srilankan/

[LUNN]

And Johannesbourg to resume next year.

[LUNN]

Originally Posted by CathayPacific

Curious, it seems that UL is flying to all the destinations east of BKK thru BKK, including PVG, PEK, CAN, HKG and now ICN. How many flights do it plan to fly to BKK from CMB?

There should be enough demand to fly to some of those destinations directly from CMB?

It will be CMB-HKG-ICN and the fourth Chinese city will be Chengdu not Kunming, this however will be routed via BKK.