Originally Posted by
johnso29
Yes, but as a codeshare partner RAH is not going to get the full fare. What airline today successfully relies on revenue from nothing but a codeshare agreement? Do you honestly think that a portion of fares from code share partners will provide sustainable revenue? Plus, how much access will RAH have to airports? Sure, RAH owns some slots here and there, but how many of the slots that RAH uses are diner by the airline they're dba? If the foreign carrier doesn't have slots to give, where will RAH get them from?
I don't think pure codeshare agreements could sustain nam airline's profitability.
Who's to say that it's gonna be a traditional codeshare agreement? Also, exactly how many airports do you think are slot controlled? That doesn't strike me as much of a problem.