New LH routes direct from MXP

[andreas]

http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/news/?id=28151

Starting next year LH will offer direct flights from MXP. These flights will be operated by Air Dolomiti with A319s (acquirred by LH for its subsidiary)

First destinations: BCN and CDG as from February 2009
Next: BRU, BUD, OTP and MAD as from March 2009
Later: LHR and LIS as from late March 2009

I was just wondering how this will affect flights by other Star Alliance members?
The fligths to BRU will be in direct competition with SN (as we all know partly LH-owned)
The fligths to LIS will be in direct competition with TP!

I do appreciate that within Star Alliance or other alliances there are routes that are duplicated but it seems strange to launch flights in direct competition with a partner airline!

Any thoughts?

[tolipanebas]

Whoever said the Air Dolomiti flights between MXP and BRU will not be code-shared with SN?

[sn26567]

http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/news/?id=28151

Starting next year LH will offer direct flights from MXP. These flights will be operated by Air Dolomiti with A319s (acquirred by LH for its subsidiary)

Mentioned earlier on Luchtzak: viewtopic.php?p=209398#p209398