Who falls under Star Alliance?
The largest worldwide airline alliance, the Star Alliance consists of various airlines cooperating to provide services to their consumers. Rising first on the scene in 1997, Star Association became the first airline association available worldwide. Its objective is to provide clients with an improved flying experience throughout the networks of its member airlines.
Comprising 26 member airlines that together provide flights to more than 1,300 locations in 195 countries, Star Alliance is the biggest of the three. Among the many main airlines participating in the Star Alliance network are:
Launched in 1997, Lufthansa Star Alliance among its five founders is the German flag carrier airline Lufthansa. Apart from Lufthansa itself joining the Star Alliance with the extensive route network and aviation group companies, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, and SWISS also became members.
Airlines United Based in Chicago, United Airlines is the largest Star Alliance member among all the worldwide airlines in terms of fleet and number of serviced destinations. The present worldwide route map of United Airlines links five continents' worth of over 340 airports. United has joined the coalition with other Star Alliance carriers like Air Canada and Avianca.
Singh Airlines Another respectable Asian airline joining Star Alliance is Singapore Airlines, which was declared the Six-Star Airline champion. Particularly on long-haul flights, Singapore Airlines has always been leading as a carrier providing the finest in terms of service. Its Singapore headquarters is thus very important in linking Star Alliance passengers within the SEA and the APR as well as throughout Asia.
Air China Air China is a Chinese airline that acts as the national flag carrier and offers good connectivity with major cities in Mainland China and Asia. It has codeshare partnerships and it is a member of Star Alliance like Shenzhen Airlines a fellow Chinese company. Air China ensures that Star Alliance passengers in its Beijing Capital International Airport and other airports in China provide better-connecting flights to travelers originating from Europe, North America, and the Middle East.
ANA ANA is Japan’s biggest carrier that has a vast cabin offering for travelers on its planes. ANA flies over one hundred international routes and is expanding its offerings with new leisure routes. It offers improved coverage of the Star Alliance network in Japan and Asia backed by great links in Tokyo’s Haneda and Narita.
Thai Airways Thai Airways enjoys an excellent reputation for its catering and service; The airline currently operates more than 60 European, Asian, and Australian destinations. Apart from being the flag bearer of Thailand, Thai Airways has better network connectivity to many Secondary cities across Southeast Asia for Star Alliance customers.
Air New Zealand Air New Zealand is the national airline of New Zealand and provides service to many domestic destinations and other countries in the Pacific, Asia, North America, and Europe. Air New Zealand is well recognized and highly acclaimed for its new products and services including the economy class Skycouch to the luxurious business premier class “Kiwi”.
Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines is a rapidly expanding company that is based in Istanbul and offers vast connectivity in Europe and Asia. In the recent past, Turkish Airlines has been signing many new routes every year and now focuses on secondary cities in Africa and Central Asia with the help of its young fleet. It is also a rising transfer point for the link between Europe and Asia which is the Istanbul hub.
Copa Airlines Copa is the largest composite carrier in Panama and its neighboring countries and offers the greatest connectivity inside Latin America and between Latin America and North America. It can be a convenient connecting point for Star Alliance customers transiting between North & South America without the need to go through heavily congested central hubs such as Mexico City.
Thai Smile Thai Smile is a regional airline that is affiliated with Thai Airways and its main purpose is to deliver passengers to secondary destinations in the Southeast Asia region. Thai Airways' service extends the international network connectivity by bolstering Thai Airways’ interconnectivity from global gateway cities to other smaller Asian cities through the Bangkok hub for Star Alliance passengers.
Egyptair is an airline based in Cairo, which offers its services to more than seventy-five international locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and North America. The recently added destinations also feature more and more large and large-scale cities including Manchester, Munich, Mumbai, and Nairobi, which makes the Star Alliance members’ network denser both in Africa and the Middle East.
Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopian has the largest network from Europe and Asia to Africa through its main gateway in Addis Ababa with over sixty African destinations. The increase in its network reach across the Indian Ocean region to destinations such as Bangkok, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, and Mumbai also enhances Asia-Africa connectivity within areas of Star Alliance network.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines SAS airline is currently the flag carrier for three Scandinavian countries, namely Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, and the company connects its main hubs in Copenhagen, Oslo, and Stockholm with over 125 locations in Europe, Asia, and the United States. SAS operates a modern, environmentally friendly fleet, together with the typical Scandinavian level of service ensuring that American and Asian Star Alliance passengers traveling to Northern Europe will choose this airline.
Air India Even though it has lost this title and has been replaced by Jet Airways, Air India still has significant connectivity to domestic as well as international destinations with 47 international and 82 domestic connections. In the Star Alliance, Air India bolsters connections between Europe and North America and the Indian Subcontinent with New Delhi and Mumbai airports as its network hubs.
Avianca Airlines Avianca is a Latin American airline and has a broad network consisting of over a hundred cities in the Americas and Europe. Avianca has brought into Star Alliance, Copa Airlines which offers Central America access and connection between North and South America.
Therefore, Star Alliance makes it easier through direct connections for international itineraries by negotiating and coordinating with the 26 member airlines. Star Alliance is a loyalty program that is the same for each of the carriers; this means that the customer can accumulate and redeem frequent flyer points in any part of the globe without any problems. Member airlines take advantage of their hubs to effect timely carriage of customers to desired locations in 195 countries and do so under a uniform Star Alliance service delivery model. Combined, the alliance offers over 18,000 flights daily with direct links to 1,300 airports worldwide.
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