KLM wants broaden cooperation with delta
Spent: 13 September 2004 20.37 NEWS YORK - KLM wants
intensify as soon as possible the cooperation with the American
society delta air Lines. For that KLM must request, however,
authorisation of the American authorities. ' that is now in
preparation ', said to top man L. of district Monday after a meeting
of the plenary SkyTeam in New York. The broadening of the
relation with delta is possible, because KLM has become Wednesday
official member of aviation alliance SkyTeam. To this end among
others the American society, air France and Alitalia belong. KLM
concentrated according to of district in the first place on the
accession to this treaty. Now that round is, the venture can
think of broadening of the relation with delta. The membership
of the SkyTeam puts KLM already able jointly escapes with delta to
carry out. That moreover also applies to the other members of
the team. This so-called code sharing produce to the Dutch
society the largest advantages, said of district. Not only both
carriers can carry out together certain tasks, also code sharing
commission new customers. But to be able exploit the advantages
of the membership of the SkyTeam entirely, authorisation of the
American authorities is necessary. These must review if the
position of delta and KLM becomes not too powerful. If the fiat
is there, the societies can determine for example common ticketprijzen
and fuel to buy. Of district indicated however that most of the
advantages are obtained from the code sharing. Authorisation of
the antikartelautoriteiten makes our life a piece simpler. We
know then what we cannot, however, and. Also Schiphol would
profit of a more intensive cooperation between the companies, because
the movement would increase, thus the top man. The governing
board President sees few problems in obtaining the authorisation.
' at an informal consultation we have, however, got the feeling
that it can.' Moreover the American authorities have not done
with difficulty concerning going together KLM and air France.
The accession of KLM in the SkyTeam is the consequence of the
adoption of the society by air France. Not only KLM herself
becomes member of this alliance, also its current partners belong
Northwest and Continental as from Wednesday to the treaty. With
that the total number of members of the SkyTeam comes on nine.
This must produce all kinds of advantages for customers, such as
better connections. Also the costs go omlaag, because there for
example planes or fuel can be bought jointly. The SkyTeam look
at for example if it is jointly possible the new toestel of boeing,
7E7, purchase. That is according to of district, however, a
cumbersome task, because each society has several wishes. With
air France KLM predominates the cockpit of the air bus A340 in the
same way, arrange so that this toestel can be bought against a lower
price. Two members of the SkyTeam, delta and Alitalia, find
oneself at present in heavily. The societies dismiss for
bankruptcy thousands of people to prevent. Richard Anderson, top
man of Northwest, said to Monday however that the SkyTeam on the long
period continue exist, in spite of the financial problems at both
companies. (c) DUTCH PRESS AGENCY
Source "KLM wants broaden cooperation with delta": nu.nl
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