Who created / founded the Star alliances?
Star Alliance was the first international aviation alliance, created in 1997 by five airlines from the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Jeffrey Goh who is now the CEO of star alliance was responsible for overall strategic direction and growth of Star Alliance .We continue to lead the way in international travel innovation and seamless consumer experiences.
26 airlines currently make up the Star Alliance, each having a unique culture and level of customer care. Alliance participants assemble at more than 50 global hubs to provide seamless connections throughout a leading global network. Airport co-location, digital infrastructure, frequent flyer integration, cooperative business lounge projects, and other services that enhance the travel experience are all coordinated by a management company with offices in Frankfurt, Germany, and Singapore.
List of members of Star alliance:
- Aegean
- Air Canada
- Air China
- Air India
- Air New Zealand
- ANA
- Asiana Airlines
- Austrian
- Avianca
- Brussels Airlines
- Copa Airlines
- Croatia Airlines
- Egypt Air
- Ethiopia
- EVA Air
- LOT Polish Airlines
- Lufthansa
- SAS
- Shenzhen Airlines
- Singapore Airlines
- South African Airways
- Swiss
- TAP Air Portugal
- Thai Airways
- Turkish Airlines
- United Airlines
Benefits and privileges of joining star alliance
- With just one frequent flyer card, you may earn status points across all Star Alliance member airlines’ frequent flyer programmes and achieve Star Alliance Silver or Gold status.
- The two universally recognised Star Alliance status levels, “Star Alliance Silver” and “Star Alliance Gold,” are mapped against the upper tier status levels of each of our member airlines’ frequent flyer programmes. You are eligible to take advantage of exclusive Star Alliance premium customer benefits and privileges with these two status levels.
- When available, use the Priority counters to bypass the check-in lines. Just keep an eye out for the Star Alliance Gold symbol.
- You may proceed fast because your bags are among the first to be placed on the belt.
- When you take a journey on a member airline, you may avoid the crowds in more than 1,000 lounges across the world.
- When this is available at the gate, board with First Class and Business Class passengers whenever it is most convenient.
- Where the weight idea is applicable, you may take an additional 20 kg (44 pounds), or an additional piece where the piece concept is applicable.
- Utilize the exclusive Gold Track priority lanes to pass through airport security and immigration procedures more quickly.
- Except when travelling on an award ticket, your status provides you higher priority on the waitlist if seats in the class of service you choose are unavailable at the time of reservation.
- Except when travelling on an award ticket, your status provides you higher priority on the standby list for your desired airline if your travel plans change and flights are full.
- Take the Heathrow Express and receive a complimentary upgrade to Business First Class.
How to join Star Alliance/procedure?
You cannot join the Star Alliance directly. Rather, you can join any Star Alliance member’s frequent flyer programme, many programmes, or all of them. You can join by visiting the websites frequent flyer programmes you’re interested in and submitting basic personal and contact information.
There is no Star Alliance Frequent Flyer Program. Instead, each Star Alliance member airline has its own Frequent Flyer Program that operates separately. Although you can enroll in multiple programmes at the same time, you are not required to do so. You will be able to earn and redeem miles or points across all Star Alliance member airlines using a single programme.
What is the cost of joining star alliance?
There is no fees to join star alliance. You can enrol within any Star Alliance frequent flyer programme. Depending on which programme you choose, you may be asked to pay a membership fee for the programme in which you enroll.