Pursuits
Star Alliance Woos Lan Airlines to Keep South America Foothold
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Star Alliance said it’s seeking to lure Lan Airlines SA from the Oneworld group as the Chilean carrier’s takeover of TAM SA threatens to eliminate its only South American member.
“We believe Star has a very good proposal,” Jaan Albrecht, the alliance’s chief executive officer, told reporters in Queenstown, New Zealand, today. “We feel pretty sure that we have a leading position in Latin America.”