GLOSSARY
What is an airline alliance?
An airline alliance is an agreement amongst several airlines to cooperate in the marketing and facilitation of flights, namely codeshares.
Alliances are also very convenient in regards to frequent flyer programs. Members can often use their benefits not just with the airline they are enrolled with, but also its alliance partners.
What is the purpose of alliances?
Alliances benefit both the airlines and their passengers.
The partnerships within alliances can extend the flight networks that airlines offer, allowing passengers to book a trip to a far-away destination all on the same ticket.
How many alliances are there?
There are three main alliances:
- Oneworld
- Star Alliance
- Skyteam
There are some notable airlines which do not participate in any alliance, such as Etihad Airways and Emirates.
Oneworld airlines:
- American Airlines
- British Airways
- Cathay Pacific
- Finnair
- Iberia
- Japan Airlines
- Malaysia Airlines
- Qantas
- Qatar Airways
- Royal Air Maroc
- Royal Jordanian
- S7 Airlines
- SriLankan Airlines
- Fiji Airways
- Alaska Airlines
Star Alliance airlines:
- Aegean Airlines
- Air Canada
- Air China
- Air India
- Air New Zealand
- ANA (All Nippon Airways)
- Asiana Airlines
- Austrian
- Avianca
- Brussels Airlines
- Copa Airlines
- Croatia Airlines
- EGYPTAIR
- Ethiopian Airlines
- EVA Air
- LOT Polish Airlines
- Lufthansa
- Scandinavian Airlines
- Shenzhen Airlines
- Singapore Airlines
- South African Airways
- SWISS
- TAP Portugal
- THAI
- Turkish Airlines
- United Airlines
Skyteam airlines:
- Aeroflot
- Aerolíneas Argentinas
- Aeroméxico
- Air Europa
- Air France
- Alitalia
- China Airlines
- China Eastern Airlines
- Czech Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- Garuda Indonesia
- Kenya Airways
- KLM
- Korean Air
- Middle East Airlines
- Saudia
- TAROM
- Vietnam Airlines
- XiamenAir