An airline alliance is an arrangement between airlines to extend
the number of destinations through code sharing; increasing benefits to airline
passengers.
All the major European airlines are part of one of the three largest
passenger airline alliances.
Oneworld, SkyTeam, Star Alliance.
An airline alliance can benefit the airlines involved by providing
a form of safety and profitability in numbers.
Airline passengers can also benefit from airline alliances by having a
beter network of connectivity and possibilities of cheaper Round The World Flight Tickets on codeshare
connections.
Air travellers gain their frequent flyer rewards faster by earning
miles for a single account on several different carriers.
Based around British Airways and American Airlines, Oneworld is
the smallest alliance counted in number of airlines.
With member airlines spread evenly around the world, flying to more
than 850 destinations in 150 countries, Oneworld is a good alliance for planning a long,
multi-point trip such as a RTW.
Oneworld Airlines and Airports
Air Berlin:
(AB)
Berlin-Tegel International Airport (TXL)
D�sseldorf International Airport (DUS)
Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI)
Vienna International Airport - Flughafen Wien (VIE)
American
Airlines: (AA)
Chicago O'Hare (ORD)
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Miami International (MIA)
La Guardia International (LGA)
New York John F Kennedy Airport (JFK)
British
Airways: (BA)
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD)
Frankfurt/Main (FRA)
London Heathrow (LHR)
Manchester (MAN)
Newark International Airport (EWR)
Paris Roissy-Charles De Gaulle (CDG)
Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
Cathay
Pacific: (CX)
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)
Beijing Capital International (PEK)
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)
Finnair: (AY)
Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport (HEL)
Moscow Sheremetjevo (SVO)
Iberia: (IB)
Barcelona Airport (BCN)
Madrid Barajas (MAD)
Mexico City International (MEX)
Paris-Orly (ORY)
Japan Airlines: (JL)
Nagoya (NGO)
Osaka Kansai (KIX)
Tokyo Narita (NRT)
LAN:
(LA)
Lima Jorge Charez International Airport (LIM)
Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE)
Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez (SCL)
Malaysia Airlines:
(MH)
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)
Qantas:
(QF)
Sydney Kingsforth Smith (SYD)
Royal Jordanian: (RJ)
Queen Alia International Airport (AMM)
S7 Airlines: (S7)
Moscow Domodedovo (DME)
Sri Lankan
Airlines (UL) and Qatar
Airways (QR) plan to become oneworld members in 2013.
On June 22, 1999, Air France and Delta Air Lines signed an
exclusive long-term strategic agreement that laid the foundations for a major global
alliance.
Now partnering with 19 airlines SkyTeam offers over 15,000 daily
flights to 1,000 destinations in 187 countries.
SkyTeam Airlines and Airports
Aeroflot: (SU)
Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO)
Aerol�neas Argentinas:
(AR)
Buenos Aires Aeroparque Jorge Newberry Airport (AEP)
Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE)
Cordoba Pajas Blancas Airport (COR)
Aeromexico:
(AM)
Mexico City Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX)
Air Europa:
(UX)
Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)
Air France:
(AF)
Lyon St Exup�ry Airport (LYS)
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)
Paris Orly Airport (ORY)
Alitalia: (AZ)
Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO)
China Airlines:
(CI)
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)
China Eastern Airlines: (MU)
Kunming Wujiaba International Airport (KMG)
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)
Xi'an Xianyang Airport (XIY)
China Southern Airlines:
(CZ)
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)
Czech Airlines:
(OK)
Prague-Ruzyn International Airport (PRG).
Delta Air Lines: (DL)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)
Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW)
John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York (JFK)
Memphis International Airport (MEM)
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport (MSP)
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)
Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT)
Kenya Airways: (KQ)
Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines: (KL)
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS)
Korean Air: (KE)
Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN)
Middle East
Airlines: (ME)
Rafic Hariri International Airport-Beirut, Lebanon (BEY)
Saudia: (SV)
King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah (JED)
King Fahd International Airport, Dammam (DMM)
King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh (RUH)
TAROM Romanian Air Transport:
(RO)
Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)
Vietnam Airlines:
(VN)
Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)
Xiamen Air: (MF)
Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC)
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)
Garuda
Indonesia (GA) is expected to be a full member of the SkyTeam alliance by early 2014.
SkyTeam is seeking to further strengthen its global network by
searching for partners in the key growth areas of Brazil and India.
Based around Lufthansa and United Airlines, Star Alliance is the
largest passenger airline alliance.
Passengers benefit from seamless code share flights, bonus points and
lounge access across all members of the alliance on frequent flyer programs.
Star Aliance Member Airlines
Adria Airways: (JP)
Aegean Airlines: (A3)
Air Canada: (AC)
Air China: (CA)
Air New Zealand: (NZ)
All Nippon Airways:
(NH)
Asiana Airlines:
(OZ)
Austrian
Airlines: (OS)
Avianca:
(AV), TACA Airlines: (TA)
Brussels Airlines:
(SN)
Copa
Airlines: (CM)
Croatia Airlines: (OU)
Egypt Air:
(MS)
Ethiopian
Airlines: (ET)
LOT Polish Airlines:
(LO)
Lufthansa: (LH)
SAS Scandinavian Airlines:
(SK)
Shenzhen Airlines:
(ZH)
Singapore Airlines: (SQ)
South
African Airways: (SA)
SWISS:
(LX)
TAM Airlines: (JJ)
TAP Portugal: (TP)
Thai Airways: (TG)
Turkish Airlines:
(TK)
United
Airlines: (UA)
US Airways: (US)
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