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Old 10-29-2012 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyZ
I didn't want this to get missed with all the Sandy news.

Remember when we made our $100M investment in GOL? It was sold as connecting our international network to their domestic network inside Brazil. "The deal with Delta will allow Gol to sell seats on Delta's flights between Brazil and the U.S. Delta will be able to sell U.S. travelers connections to Gol's Brazilian flights."

Delta Air Buys Stake in Brazil's Gol - WSJ.com

Well, now, not so much. Here's the latest assault on our flying:

"The Brazilian carrier plans to set up a hub in the Dominican Republic capital of Santo Domingo, from which it plans to operate flights to other locations in North America...

Brazil's Gol To Expand Overseas Routes, Cut Back at Home -Report | Fox Business

Looks like they are expanding international as we cut back.

And we have nothing in our contract to prevent our flying from being given away, right?
Yes we do. Go read Section 1 before you start losing sleep. Codeshare restrictions were tightened up in C2012. It's far from perfect, but better than what we had