Mexico City, November 13, 2003.- All members of the Star Alliance in a meeting of its Alliance Management Board have today mutually agreed that Mexicana Airlines' membership will end March 31, 2004.
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I am still really baffled on what transpired or why Mexicana would do this. It seems like self defeating move unless Mexicana didn't really see many passengers being fed to it.
I am also wondering whether another airline will take Mexicana's place as a Star Alliance carrier in that region. Now all that will be left in Latin America is Varig, and they have disimilar routes. Personally, I would like to see Grupo TACA become a Star Alliance carrier in the region.