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The global airline alliances are jockeying for position as major new terminal projects offer fresh opportunities to co-locate at hubs such as London Heathrow
The global airline groupings have long talked about the potential benefits to be had on the ground from presenting a united front at the world's major hubs. Star Alliance has so far led the way, gradually pushing ahead with plans to bring its members under the same terminal roof at a range of target airports - including those where none of its members dominate. But oneworld and SkyTeam are also making moves, spurred by the opportunities to be had from the opening of new facilities, not least, at London Heathrow.
The long-awaited Terminal 5 at Heathrow was long ago allocated to British Airways. Its transfer to Terminal 5 in 2008 starts a domino effect of carrier moves around the hub. BA says its oneworld partner Qantas will have the remaining space, with other oneworld carriers moving into Terminal 3 alongside Virgin Atlantic and unaligned long-haul carriers. Virgin has elected to remain in Terminal 3 rather than move alongside its major shareholder and codeshare partner Singapore Airlines when it moves with Star to Terminal 1.
Terminal 4 will be allocated to Air France-KLM and its SkyTeam partners, which have a smaller presence at the hub. Its three US members -...
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