It will see the world's leading organiser of travel and tourism events offer clients attending these events attractive discounts on the worldwide network of the most highly
prized global airline alliance.
Aeroplan program members enjoy membership in the
largest global airline alliance, the Star Alliance, and as a coalition loyalty program offers members a vast array of ways to earn and burn miles.
Qatar Airways has joined oneworld alliance, adding one of the world's fastest growing and most highly rated airlines to the world's fastest growing and most highly
rated global airline alliance.
The airline also offers additional international service through its SkyTeam
global airline alliance with 11 full member carriers and three associate carriers.
Star Alliance The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first
truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international traveller.
There are three major partnerships between domestic legacy carriers and credit card issuers that offer co-branded airline cards that include international lounge access
through global airline alliances.
TAM Airlines has confirmed it will join oneworld March 31st next year, adding the leading carrier in Brazil to the world's leading
quality global airline alliance.
Following its entrance into the SkyTeam
global airline alliance on March 5th, Garuda Indonesia is making a number of changes in its plans to reflect its commitment to the alliance and allow its customers to make maximum use of the many benefits it brings.
oneworld CEO Rob Gurney said: «oneworld aims to be the first
choice global airline alliance for frequent international travellers, with the best collection of leading airlines, so being named Global Traveler's GT Tested Best Airline Alliance award for the seventh year running is very welcome testimony that we remain on the right flightpath as far as these key customers are concerned.
It may be an unlikely sounding marriage but it would seem that the days of Low Cost Carriers (LCCs) being invited to cooperate with (but not join) the
big global airline alliances are drawing ever nearer.
Though Air Canada spun off its frequent flyer program Aeroplan years ago, making it a separate for - profit entity, it is still one of the most valuable ways to travel on award tickets in the Star Alliance, the
largest global airline alliance.
Two
other global airline alliances, oneworld and SkyTeam, soon followed bringing a multitude of benefits to customers and replicating as much as possible the economies of scale brought about by consolidation.
Qatar Airways became the first Gulf carrier to join the oneworld alliance in October, adding one of the world's fastest growing and most highly rated airlines to the world's fastest growing and most highly
rated global airline alliance.
In Chapter 5 we discussed the three
global airline alliances and techniques for finding and booking award tickets on each.
During a ceremony held in Hanoi today, Vietnam Airlines officially joined the SkyTeam
global airline alliance.
A proud member of the SkyTeam
global airline alliance, Aeroflot and its partners serve 1,052 destinations in 177 countries worldwide.
Delta is part of the SkyTeam
global airline alliance, which consists of 20 carriers.
Air France, along with Dutch flag carrier KLM, is part of the Air France - KLM group that is in turn part of the SkyTeam
global airline alliance, which also includes Delta, Alitalia, and Aeromexico.
American Airlines is a member of
a global airline alliance called One World.
One of just seven carriers worldwide rated five - star by the Skytrax airline quality agency and the organisation's Airline of the Year 2011 and 2012 and runner - up 2013, Qatar Airways is the only one of the major Gulf carriers to join any of
the global airline alliances.
Alaska Airlines, which does not belong to
any global airline alliance, makes direct partnerships with a wide variety of airlines including Emirates and Hainan Airlines, offering tremendous redemption options using Mileage Plan ™ miles on partner awards.
Air India is a Star Alliance member, being a part of
the global Airline alliance expands the possibility of earning and redeeming miles.
SkyTeam,
the global airline alliance, today welcomed Middle East Airlines — Air Liban (MEA) as its 17th member.
When you reach a certain level within your frequent flyer program, it usually translates to having a higher status in
their global airline alliance.
SkyTeam,
the global airline alliance, has launched its new Go Africa Pass providing cost savings and flexibility on flights operated by Kenya Airways within Africa.
As a member of SkyTeam
global airline alliance, Saudia also has access to more than 1,000 worldwide destinations serviced by the alliance's 20 members.
The carrier will be the first from the Indian subcontinent to join
a global airline alliance.
Qatar Airways, named the World's Leading Airline Business Class by the prestigious World Travel Awards, is the first of the three major airlines based in the Gulf to sign for any of
the global airline alliances.
The carrier will be the first of the three major airlines in the Gulf region to join
a global airline alliance.
This would be pretty sweet since, while Virgin Atlantic is redeemable with Delta miles (at a hefty rate but without Virgin's very high surcharges — at least for now) as well as some other partners like Singapore Airline's KrisFlyer, they are not part of any of the three
global airline alliances.
Although Aer Lingus is not a member of any of the three big
global airline alliances, it does have a code - sharing partnership with United, and MileagePlus members can earn miles for travel on many Aer Lingus flights.
The carrier will be the 27th member of the alliance, as well as the first Indian carrier to join
a global airline alliance.
oneworld ® has won two more Best Airline Alliance awards, confirming its standing as the world's most highly prized
global airline alliance.
oneworld becomes the first
global airline alliance to enable corporate customers to complete contracts electronically.
SriLankan Airlines joins, as the first carrier from the Indian sub-continent to become part of
any global airline alliance.
United is a member of Star Alliance, which is the largest of the three
global airline alliances, both in terms of number of airlines and routes.
SriLankan Airlines will become a full member of oneworld, offering the alliance's complete range of services and benefits with effect from Thursday May 1st 2014 — as the first carrier from the Indian subcontinent to become part of
any global airline alliance.
Several of the airlines, including Delta, American Airlines and United, are affiliated with
global airline alliances.
As the only Australian airline in
any global airline alliance, it offers an extensive domestic network besides serving points in Asia, the South Pacific, Europe, North and South America and Africa.
Alaska Airlines isn't a member of one of the three
global airline alliances, but the carrier has established an impressive collaboration with a dozen airlines, serving more than 900 destinations worldwide.