Mexicana saying 'adios' to Star Alliance
Dateline: Tuesday November 11, 2003
Mexicana will become the first Star member to exit the alliance voluntarily after the carrier last Friday notified United Airlines, a founding member of Star, that it is not renewing its seven-year codeshare and frequent-flier cooperation agreement, which expires March 31.
Bilateral relationships among individual members are the backbone of the alliance. A United spokesperson told Reuters that Mexicana had decided not to renew the codeshare "due to evolving business trends in the Mexican aviation industry." There was no immediate elaboration from Mexicana itself for the move.
Star said its management board will meet Thursday in Frankfurt to "discuss" termination of Mexicana's membership. In a statement issued later in the day, Star Alliance members said they "regret this development but do not see any other solution for the future of our business partnership." Star last lost a member in 2001 when Ansett collapsed and shut down.-
Dateline: Tuesday November 11, 2003
Mexicana will become the first Star member to exit the alliance voluntarily after the carrier last Friday notified United Airlines, a founding member of Star, that it is not renewing its seven-year codeshare and frequent-flier cooperation agreement, which expires March 31.
Bilateral relationships among individual members are the backbone of the alliance. A United spokesperson told Reuters that Mexicana had decided not to renew the codeshare "due to evolving business trends in the Mexican aviation industry." There was no immediate elaboration from Mexicana itself for the move.
Star said its management board will meet Thursday in Frankfurt to "discuss" termination of Mexicana's membership. In a statement issued later in the day, Star Alliance members said they "regret this development but do not see any other solution for the future of our business partnership." Star last lost a member in 2001 when Ansett collapsed and shut down.-
