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Associated Press - November 5, 2009 7:04 AM ET
INCHEON, South Korea (AP) - Executives with the SkyTeam alliance said Thursday they want Japan Airlines to join their group and suggested that doing so could be lucrative for the troubled carrier.
SkyTeam chairman Leo van Wijk says the alliance is keenly interested in whether JAL wants to join.
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, the world's biggest airline operator, is a member of Skyteam. Others include Air France-KLM and Korean Air. Japan Airlines belongs to the rival oneworld group, which also includes American Airlines, British Airways and Australia's Qantas.
JAL, which operates more than half of Japan's domestic flights, has suffered amid declining travel and high costs.
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