Star Alliance
global airline alliance
Star Alliance is the world's first and largest airline alliance. Its headquarters are in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany.[1] It was founded in 1999 by five airlines: Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways International, Air Canada, Lufthansa, and United Airlines. Varig Brazilian Airlines was the first airline to join, in 1997. [2] In 2013, the alliance now has 28 member airlines with more than 21,100 daily departures combined. These flights fly to 1,329 airports in more than 150 countries, carrying 678.7 million passengers.
MembersEdit
Air Canada, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways International and United Airlines the five founding members of Star Alliance
Member airline | Joined |
---|---|
Aegean Airlines | 2010 |
Air Canada[A] | 1997 |
Air China | 2007 |
Air New Zealand | 1999 |
All Nippon Airways | 1999 |
Asiana Airlines | 2003 |
Austrian Airlines | 2000 |
Avianca | 2012 |
Brussels Airlines | 2009 |
Copa Airlines | 2012 |
Croatia Airlines | 2004 |
EgyptAir | 2008 |
Ethiopian Airlines | 2011 |
EVA Air | 2013 |
LOT Polish Airlines | 2003 |
Lufthansa[A] | 1997 |
Scandinavian Airlines[A] |
1997 |
Shenzhen Airlines | 2012 |
Singapore Airlines | 2000 |
South African Airways | 2006 |
Swiss International Air Lines | 2006 |
TAM Airlines[B] | 2010 |
TAP Portugal | 2005 |
Thai Airways International[A] | 1997 |
Turkish Airlines | 2008 |
United Airlines[A] | 1997 |
US Airways[C] | 2004 |
A Founding member.
B Left alliance on 30 March 2014 and moved to Oneworld with LAN Airlines.[3]
C Left alliance in early 2014 upon completion of merger with American Airlines.[4]
Past membersEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Impressum". Star Alliance. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ http://www.staralliance.com/assets/doc/en/about/member-airlines/pdf/star_backgrounder_history_chronological.pdf
- ↑ "LAN Colombia joins Oneworld; TAM to join March 31, 2014". ATW Online. 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ↑ "US Airways promises 'quick' exit from Star Alliance". USA Today. 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
- ↑ "Star Alliance: what Australian frequent flyers need to know". Australian Business Traveller.
- ↑ "Blue 1 to leave Star Alliance by end of November". ch-aviation.
- ↑ garyleff (20 April 2012). "bmi's Exit from Star Alliance and Transferring Points and Status with British Airways". View from the Wing.
- ↑ "Continental - Welcome to Star Alliance!". UnRoadWarrior. 27 October 2009.
- ↑ Robinson, Peter; Luck, Michael; Smith, Stephen L.J.; Lackey, Michael (2013). Tourism. CABI. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-78064-297-0.
- ↑ "Google". www.google.com.
- ↑ http://america.pink/star-alliance_4157124.html
- ↑ "Pressure mounts on Star and SkyTeam to secure Brazilian members as TAM confirms switch to oneworld". CAPA - Centre for Aviation.
- ↑ "TAM will switch from Star Alliance to oneworld in March". USA TODAY.
- ↑ Konsko, Lindsay (30 March 2014). "US Airways Joins Oneworld on March 31 - Book Your Star Alliance Partner Flight Now!". NerdWallet.
- ↑ "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. Cite uses generic title (help)