Originally Posted by
full of luv
Now that Alaska has declared it's divorce from Delta ( AK didn't want a monogamous relationship that Delta thought was necessary) why would AA buy them? They now have the milk they want from AK (access to SEA/PDX) without worrying about buying the cow. The main reason they'd want to consummate a relationship is if they thought AK planned to cut them off of the code share arrangement.
For all intents and purposes, AS DID cut AA out of the code share arrangement...as far as the passengers are concerned. I used to have the company ticket AS/AA when I traveled accruing the mileage from the AS flights. When that benefit went away, I switched my company travel to Delta. It doesn't do me a bit of good to fly AA for that reason. Now if that was reinstated...