Battle of the alliances

BTN News
Friday, 09 July 2010
As the FIFA World Cup went down to the wire this week, national carriers KLM and Iberia - with Netherlands and Spain confirmed for the final - were preparing for a last-minute rush of supporters seeking tickets to South Africa.

The all-Europe final is likely to prove a windfall for the two airlines as fans make last-minute decisions to attend.

Earlier - ahead of Germany's mid-week defeat by Spain - Germany's Lufthansa was seeing a surge in demand.

On Wednesday, KLM's website was quoting EUR4,000 for an economy ticket leaving on Friday and returning on Tuesday, or about EUR1,450 with a longer stay.

The closing stages of the competition gave the world's three major airline alliances one national carrier each - KLM (Skyteam), Iberia (oneworld) and Lufthansa (Star Alliance).

Battle of the alliances

BTN News
Friday, 09 July 2010
As the FIFA World Cup went down to the wire this week, national carriers KLM and Iberia - with Netherlands and Spain confirmed for the final - were preparing for a last-minute rush of supporters seeking tickets to South Africa.

The all-Europe final is likely to prove a windfall for the two airlines as fans make last-minute decisions to attend.

Earlier - ahead of Germany's mid-week defeat by Spain - Germany's Lufthansa was seeing a surge in demand.

On Wednesday, KLM's website was quoting EUR4,000 for an economy ticket leaving on Friday and returning on Tuesday, or about EUR1,450 with a longer stay.

The closing stages of the competition gave the world's three major airline alliances one national carrier each - KLM (Skyteam), Iberia (oneworld) and Lufthansa (Star Alliance).