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 May 7 2009, 10:53 AM
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I did not see anything posted about this, so I thought I would start a thread...
Some big changes are coming in October and November of this year, Continental Airlines is leaving SkyTeam (Delta, Air France, KLM, etc.) and will be joining the Star Alliance (Lufthansa, United, Asiana, ANA, Singapore, etc.). Because of the change, they are adding a non-stop flight to Frankfurt from Houston to connect with Lufthansa's hub there. Delta (which is now in control of Northwest) is adding a new Lubbock flight, something that airport hasn't seen in a while. They will be flying from Memphis two times a day. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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May 7 2009, 11:19 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
Memphis to Lubbock direct?
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May 7 2009, 11:25 AM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ May 7 2009, 12:19 PM)  Memphis to Lubbock direct? Yep. It is a non-stop flight. It can be booked for dates after May 1. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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May 7 2009, 03:01 PM
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QUOTE (Hartmann @ May 7 2009, 11:25 AM) Yep. It is a non-stop flight. It can be booked for dates after May 1. This is....random... --------------------  |
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May 8 2009, 12:45 AM
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 Oh baby bring me down  Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
That is pretty random. All my miles are in the one world alliance.
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May 8 2009, 12:47 AM
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haha i thought the same thing...lubbock to memphis? lol
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May 8 2009, 12:48 AM
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Group: Moderators Posts: 2,558 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Seoul, South Korea Member No.: 28 |
oh and star is better anyway. i think skyteam is the worst of the major 3 alliances.
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May 8 2009, 08:19 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
The MEM-LBB flight is random, but I think it works for Northwest/Delta because it connects to a bunch of European flights.
What will be interesting is what happens to the route after Northwest ceases to exist and Delta closes the Memphis hub (speculation). My guess is, Delta will move the flight to Atlanta, which is good all around. SkyTeam isn't the greatest but it really depends on where you are going. Star Alliance's coverage in Asia and Europe is unbelievable, but One World covers Asia and South America fairly well. It will be a pain to get to places like Santiago, Chile on Star but really easy to connect to just about any city in Asia on some really good carriers. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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May 8 2009, 08:22 PM
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 Eric The Sexy Group: Moderators Posts: 831 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 30 |
i'm going LBB-MEM then to providence, ri to get to cape cod. better than whatever i had to do before.
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May 11 2009, 09:19 PM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 885 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Lubbock, Texas Member No.: 12 |
also of note in the airline news is that the first fully private commercial airport has opened in the US in Branson, MO. It will be interesting to see if this works out and becomes more wide-spread.
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