Originally Posted by
YFloyd
This is an important point.
whilst that has apparent advantages it also has major disadvantages and patent conflicts of interest - are they really going to fight for you in a dispute or ensure contractual compliance when it may jeopardize their own position?
One should be close to an airline but not too close when it is really needed. A working relationship at arms length is always important to ensure a degree of independence and objectivity.
Bang on. Great point. I will give kudos to Smile. They have been great. They have never pushed me towards any airline. The most important question they asked was “where do you want to live in China, and secondly what do you want to fly.” They even steered me away from applying to other airlines that were failing a lot of guys at a certain time etc etc.