What is an airline alliance?
Airline alliances are alliances formed by airlines with each other in order to provide additional services to their customers. The alliance provides connections and convenient networks for international travelers and international parcels. The alliance also provides convenient marketing brands to facilitate travelers to establish airline code sharing connections within the country.
How does this apply to me?
- Airline alliances often coordinate their flights so that passengers canConvenient transfer, Luggage canNo need to extract halfway. They also added flights to each other’s hub cities, bringing together an alliance of flights in the same terminal of a large airport, and sharing codes with each other so that you can use one plane ticket to fly to more destinations.
- When flying with airlines in the alliance, you can collect commonFrequent flyermileage. This means that when flying with another "oneworld" airline (such as British Airways), you can transfer this mileageAccumulate to the frequent flyer program that you use most frequently, Such as Qantas Points.
- In addition, you are in an airline’sVIP level is usually recognized by members of the league. For example, if you are a member of "Morning Calm" of Korean Air, SkyTeam will automatically give you the title of "Elite". Therefore, you can register at the business class counter when taking another member’s flight, get priority baggage treatment, get an emergency exit row seat, and assign you priority boarding.
SkyTeam
![Skyteam Logo Alliance.png](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Skyteam_Logo_Alliance.png/150px-Skyteam_Logo_Alliance.png)
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SkyTeamIt is the most recent of the three major aviation alliances and has a strong network in Europe and China.
Member list
company | nation | Headquarters | Frequent Flyer Program | IATA code |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aeroflot | ![]() | Moscow | Aeroflot frequent flyer | SU |
Argentine Airlines | ![]() | Buenos Aires | AerolíneasPlus | AR |
Aeromexico | ![]() | Mexico City | CLUB PREMIERE | AM |
Air Europa | ![]() | Madrid | Flying in the blue sky | UX |
Air France | ![]() | Paris | Flying in the blue sky | AF |
Alitalia | ![]() | Rome | MilleMiglia | AZ |
China Airlines | ![]() | Taipei | China Member | CI |
China Eastern Airlines | ![]() | Shanghai(Hongqiao,Pudong),Xi'an,Kunming | Eastern Miles | MU |
Czech Airlines | ![]() | Prague | OK Plus | OK |
Delta Air Lines | ![]() | Detroit,New York,Salt Lake City,Tokyo | Sky Mile | DL |
Garuda Indonesia | ![]() | Jakarta | GarudaMiles | GA |
Kenya Airways | ![]() | Nairobi | Flying in the blue sky | KQ |
Royal Dutch Airlines | ![]() | Amsterdam | Flying in the blue sky | KL |
Korean Air | ![]() | Seoul,Incheon,Busan | SKYPASS | KE |
Middle East Airlines | ![]() | Beirut | Cedar Miles | ME |
Saudi Airways | ![]() | Riyadh,Medina | ALUFURSAN | SV |
Romanian Airlines | ![]() | Bucharest | Flying in the blue sky | RO |
Vietnam Airlines | ![]() | Ho Chi Minh City,Hanoi | Golden Lotus Member | VN |
Xiamen Airlines | ![]() | Xiamen,Fuzhou,Hangzhou | Egret member | MF |
Oneworld
![Oneworld logo.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Oneworld_logo.svg/150px-Oneworld_logo.svg.png)
![G-CIVK B747-436 British Aws(OneWorld c-s) YVR 18JUL13 (9323743814).jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/G-CIVK_B747-436_British_Aws(OneWorld_c-s)_YVR_18JUL13_(9323743814).jpg/220px-G-CIVK_B747-436_British_Aws(OneWorld_c-s)_YVR_18JUL13_(9323743814).jpg)
OneworldIt is the smallest and loosest of the three alliances, and its members are distributed all over the world.
member
airline | Country or region | hub | Frequent flyer plan | VIP room | IATA code |
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Air Berlin | ![]() | Berlin,Dusseldorf | topbonus | Exclusive Waiting Area | AB |
American airlines | ![]() | Charlotte,Chicago-O'Hare,Dallas,Los Angeles,Miami,New York-John Kennedy,New York-LaGuardia,Philadelphia,Phoenix city,Washington, D.C | AAdvantage | Admirals Club | AA |
British Airways | ![]() | London-Heathrow,London-Gatwick | Executive Club | Various | BA |
Cathay Pacific | ![]() | Hongkong | Asia Miles Marco Polo Club | Various | CX |
Finnair | ![]() | Helsinki | Finnair Plus | Finnair Lounge | AY |
Iberia | ![]() | Madrid | Iberia Plus | Sala VIP | IB |
Japan Airlines | ![]() | Tokyo-Narita,Tokyo-Haneda,Osaka-Kansai | JAL Mileage Bank | Sakura Lounge | JL |
LATAM Airlines | ![]() | San Diego | LANPass | Lounge Neruda & Mistral | LA |
Malaysia Airlines | ![]() | Kuala Lumpur,Kota Kinabalu,Kuching | Enrich | Golden Lounge | MH |
Qantas | ![]() | Sydney,Melbourne,Brisbane,Perth | Qantas Frequent Flyer | Qantas Club | QF |
Qatar Airways | ![]() | Doha | Privilege Club | Premium Lounge | QR |
Royal Jordanian | ![]() | Amman | Royal Plus | Crown Lounge | RJ |
S7 Airlines | ![]() | Moscow-Domodedovo,Novosibirsk,Irkutsk | S7 Priority | S7 Business lounges (Moscow, Novosibirsk) | S7 |
SriLankan Airlines | ![]() | Colombo | FlySmiLes | Serendib Lounge | UL |
Skymark Airlines | ![]() | Sao paulo,Rio de Janeiro,Brasilia | TAM Fidelidade | VIP Lounge | JJ |
Star Alliance
![Star Alliance Logo.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Star_Alliance_Logo.svg/200px-Star_Alliance_Logo.svg.png)
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Star AllianceIt is the world's largest aviation alliance with a wide range of members.
member
airline | Country or region | hub | Frequent flyer plan | VIP room | IATA code |
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Adria Airlines | ![]() | Ljubljana | Flying Miles Remittance | Senator Lounge | JP |
Aegean Airlines | ![]() | Athens,Thessaloniki,Heraklion | Miles&Bonus | Aegean Club Lounge | A3 |
Air Canada | ![]() | Calgary,Montreal,Toronto,Vancouver | Aeroplan | Maple Leaf Lounge | AC |
China International Airlines | ![]() | Beijing,Chengdu,Shanghai | Phoenix Friend | VIP Lounge | CA |
Air India | ![]() | New Delhi,Mumbai | Flying Returns | Maharaja Lounge | AI |
Air New Zealand | ![]() | Auckland | Airpoints | Koru Club | NZ |
All Japan Air Loss | ![]() | Tokyo,Osaka | ANA Mileage Club | Club ANA Lounge | NH |
Asiana Airlines | ![]() | Seoul | Asiana Club | Asiana Lounge | OZ |
Austrian Airlines | ![]() | Vienna | Flying Miles Remittance | Senator Lounge | OS |
Colombian Embraer | ![]() | Bogota | LifeMiles | Avianca VIP Lounges | AV |
Brussels Airlines | ![]() | Brussels | Flying Miles Remittance | HON, Senator Lounge | SN |
Copa Airlines | ![]() | Panama City | ConnectMiles | Copa Club | CM |
Croatia Airlines | ![]() | Zagreb | Flying Miles Remittance | Senator Lounge | OU |
Egypt Air | ![]() | Cairo | EgyptAir Plus | EGYPTAIR | MS |
Ethiopian Airlines | ![]() | Addis Ababa | ShebaMiles | Cloud Nine and Sheba Miles Lounges | ET |
EVA Air | ![]() | Taipei | Infinity MileageLands | EVA Air Lounge | BR |
Polish Airlines | ![]() | Warsaw | Flying Miles Remittance | Executive Lounge | LO |
Lufthansa | ![]() | Frankfurt,Munich | Flying Miles Remittance | HON/Senator Lounge | LH |
Scandinavian Airlines | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ben Harden,Oslo,Stockholm | Eurobonus | Scandinavian Lounge /Business Lounge | SK |
Shenzhen Airlines | ![]() | Shenzhen | Phoenix Friend | ZH | |
Singapore Airlines | ![]() | Singapore | KrisFlyer | SilverKris Lounge | SQ |
South African Airways | ![]() | Johannesburg,Cape Town | Voyager | Cycad/Baobab Lounge | SA |
Swiss International Air Lines | ![]() | Zurich | Flying Miles Remittance | Swiss Lounge | LX |
TAP Portugal | ![]() | Lisbon | Victoria | Top Executive Lounge | TP |
Thai Airways International | ![]() | Bangkok | Royal Orchid Plus | Royal Lounges | TG |
Turkish Airlines | ![]() | Istanbul | Miles & Smiles | THY CIP Lounge | TK |
United Airlines | ![]() | Chicago,Denver,Guam,Houston,Los Angeles,Newark,San Francisco,Tokyo,Dulles,Hongkong | Mileage Plus | Red Carpet Club | UA |
Other alliances and cooperation
In addition to the three major airline alliances, there are also some small airline alliances, such as Ubank Alliance, Value Alliance and Vanilla Alliance. There is a certain range of cooperation and mileage sharing within these alliances.
Air-rail combined transport
- Main article: Air-rail combined transport
Air-rail combined transportation refers to a combined transportation method that cooperates between air transportation and railway transportation. Passengers who take a flight through an airport with an air-rail intermodal transportation project and transfer by air to rail or rail to air can enjoy the air-rail intermodal service, usually in the form of exemption or discount for short-distance train fees to the airport.