What are Air Alliances? Major Airline Alliances In The World | Airline Partners Of Star Alliance - OneWorld - SkyTeam

An airline alliance is basically a cooperation agreement between different airlines, with the aim of building a network that provides joint services to customers.
This means that, if you are associated in a loyalty program with an airline, your benefits will also be valid in any airline of the same alliance.
Of course this is a great advantage for airlines, but it also brings a huge benefit to travellers.
The diversity of destinations, the flexibility of schedules, the facility to add miles flying in several different airlines (and use them later to travel in any of them) are some of the basic advantages of "Airline Alliance".

I'm listing airline partners of "Star Alliance", "SkyTeam" and "OneWorld" with some important information.

Star Alliance:-

Airline Name	Home Country	Frequent Flyer Programme	Hub Airport(s)	Transfer Partner In India (Bank)	Airports Served	Countries Served	Aircraft
Aegean Airlines	Greece	Miles+Bonus	Athens. Airport bases: Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Rhodes, Kalamata, Chania, Larnaka.	N/A	134	44	49
Air Canada	Canada	Aeroplan®	Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver	N/A	218	63	397
Air China	China	PhoenixMiles	Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai	N/A	189	42	397
Air India	India	Flying Returns	Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru & Hyderabad	SBI Cards, CITI Bank	123	31	127
Air New Zealand	New Zealand	Airpoints™	Auckland, Los Angeles	N/A	51	17	113
ANA	Japan	ANA Mileage Club	Tokyo - Narita, Tokyo - Haneda	N/A	98	23	266
Asiana Airlines	South Korea	Asiana Club	Seoul - Incheon, Seoul - Gimpo	N/A	76	22	84
Austrian Airlines	Austria	Miles & More	Vienna	N/A	130	58	83
Avianca	Colombia	LifeMiles	Bogota, Colombia; San Salvador, El Salvador; Lima, Peru	N/A	102	27	190
Brussels Airlines	Belgian	Miles & More	Brussels	N/A	98	49	38
Copa Airlines	Panama	ConnectMiles	Panama	N/A	81	33	104
Croatia Airlines	Republic of Croatia	Miles & More	Zagreb	N/A	39	24	12
EGYPTAIR	Egypt	EGYPTAIR Plus	Cairo	N/A	72	47	69
Ethiopian Airlines	Ethiopia	ShebaMiles	Addis Ababa (main hub), Lomé (Togo),Lilongwe (Malawi), and Liège (Belgium- cargo hub)	Axis	126	75	108
EVA Air	Taiwan	Infinity MileageLands	Taipei	Citi Bank	58	18	79
LOT Polish Airlines	Poland	Miles & More	Warsaw Chopin Airport	N/A	90	50	75
Lufthansa	German	Miles & More	Frankfurt am Main, Munich	Axis Bank	214	75	351
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)	Denmark, Norway, and Sweden	EuroBonus	Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm	N/A	125	30	158
Shenzhen Airlines	China	PhoenixMiles	Shenzhen, Guangzhou	N/A	84	10	215
Singapore Airlines	Singapore	KrisFlyer	Singapore Changi	Axis,Citi,HDFC, Amex,HSBC,	63	32	112
South African Airways	South Africa	SAA Voyager	Johannesburg	N/A	32	22	46
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS)	Switzerland	Miles & More	Zurich and Geneva	N/A	100	44	90
TAP Air Portugal	Portugal	TAP Miles&Go	Lisbon	N/A	93	36	99
Thai Airways	Thailand	Royal Orchid Plus	Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok	Citi Bank	76	31	102
Turkish Airlines	Turkey	Miles&Smiles	Istanbul, Ankara	Axis,Citi	311	124	335
United Airlines	USA	MileagePlus®	Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington D.C. International: Tokyo, Guam	Axis	353	58	1329

OneWorld:-

Airline Name	Home Country	Frequent Flyer Programme	Hub Airport(s)	Transfer Partner In India (Bank)	Airports Served	Countries Served	Aircraft
Alaska Airlines	USA	Mileage Plan	Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland (Oregon) and Anchorage	N/A	120	5	329
American Airlines	USA	AAdvantage®	Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C.	N/A	350	50	913
British Airways	England	Executive Club	London's Heathrow Airport	Amex, HSBC,Citi	200	80	254
Cathay Pacific	HongKong	Marco Polo Club/Asia Miles	HongKong	Amex	90	35	151
Finnair	Finland	Finnair Plus	Helsinki Airport	Amex	150	45	80
Iberia	Spain	Iberia Plus	Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport	N/A	135	47	79
Japan Airlines	Japan	JGC/JMB	Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Okinawa	N/A	80	20	155
Malaysia Airlines	Malaysia	Enrich	Kuala Lumpur International Airport	N/A	55	17	81
Qantas	Australia	Qantas Frequent Flyer	Brisbane Airport Melbourne Airport Sydney Airport	Citi Bank	80	20	126
Qatar Airways	Qatar	Privilege Club (Avios)	Hamad International Airport	Amex, Citi Bank	200	100	233
Royal Air Maroc	Morocco	Safar Flyer	Mohammed V airport in Casablanca	N/A	105	51	52
Royal Jordanian	Jordan	Royal Club	Amman–Queen Alia	N/A	45	30	24
SriLankan Airlines	Sri Lanka	FlySmiLes	Bandaranaike International Airport	N/A	111	48	25

SkyTeam:-

Airline Name	Home Country	Frequent Flyer Programme	Hub Airport(s)	Transfer Partner In India (Bank)	Airports Served	Countries Served	Aircraft
Aerolíneas Argentinas	Argentina	Aerolíneas Plus	Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Ministro Pistarini International Airport	N/A	57	13	82
Aeroméxico	Mexico	Club Premier	Mexico City	N/A	88	24	121
Air Europa	Spain	Air Europa SUMA	Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport	N/A	59	24	59
Air France-KLM	France	Flying Blue	Paris–Charles de Gaulle Paris–Orly	Axis, Citi Bank	195	91	302
China Airlines	Taiwan	Dynasty Flyer	Taipei–Taoyuan	N/A	160	29	88
China Eastern Airlines	China	Eastern Miles	Shanghai–Hongqiao Shanghai–Pudong Beijing–Daxing Kunming Xi'an	N/A	272	36	640
Czech Airlines	Czech Republic	OK Plus	Václav Havel Airport Prague	N/A	31	21	14
Delta Air Lines	USA	SkyMiles	Atlanta Boston Detroit Los Angeles Minneapolis/St. Paul New York–JFK New York–LaGuardia Salt Lake City Seattle/Tacoma	N/A	304	52	869
Garuda Indonesia	Indonesia	Garuda Miles	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta Denpasar/Bali Makassar Medan	N/A	70	12	142
ITA Airways	Italy	Volare	Rome–Fiumicino	N/A	47	17	52
Kenya Airways	Kenya	Flying Blue	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	Citi,Axis Bank	56	44	41
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	Netherlands	Flying Blue	Amsterdam Airport Schiphol	Citi,Axis Bank	164	73	204
Korean Air	South Korea	SKYPASS	Gimpo International Airport Incheon International Airport	N/A	125	44	169
Middle East Airlines – Air Liban	Lebanon	Cedar Miles	Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport	N/A	32	23	18
Saudia	Saudi Arabia	Alfursan	King Abdulaziz International Airport (Jeddah) King Khalid International Airport (Riyadh) King Fahd International Airport (Dammam)	N/A	95	39	170
TAROM	Romania	Flying Blue	Henri Coandă International Airport	Citi, Axis Bank	38	25	25
Vietnam Airlines	Vietnam	LotuSmile	Noi Bai International Airport Tan Son Nhat International Airport	N/A	52	17	98
Xiamen Air	China	Egret Miles	Fuzhou Changle International Airport Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport	N/A	92	16	173

I hope this list will help you 😊
Thanks

 

[churn]

This is a good list. But I would like to add a note that you can freely transfer points between Iberia, BA, Aer Lingus, and Qatar Privilege account held by the same user.

 

[Proffesor]

with singapore airline i.e krisflyer miles can we with travel any airline in star alliance??

 

[churn]

with singapore airline i.e krisflyer miles can we with travel any airline in star alliance??

Yes, as long as there is partner award available.

 

[gabu]

This is a good list. But I would like to add a note that you can freely transfer points between Iberia, BA, Aer Lingus, and Qatar Privilege account held by the same user.

Means qatar avios and ba avios are same?

 

[Rajeev]

Can I transfer my air miles from one airline to another airline in the same alliance?

 

[churn]

Means qatar avios and ba avios are same?

Qatar adopted Avios last year. So, you can transfer between Qatar Airways and three other airlines within the International Airlines Group (IAG) of airlines that use Avios.

Can I transfer my air miles from one airline to another airline in the same alliance?

No, but you can use air miles from one airline to book award seats on an airline of the same alliance. Also, just so you know, you can book other airlines with whom the airline (where you hold miles) has agreements or partnerships.

If you hold miles in airline A and want to book airline B using those miles, B should be either part of the alliance or should have some kind of agreement with A.

 

[anevis]

Qatar adopted Avios last year. So, you can transfer between Qatar Airways and three other airlines within the International Airlines Group (IAG) of airlines that use Avios.


No, but you can use air miles from one airline to book award seats on an airline of the same alliance. Also, just so you know, you can book other airlines with whom the airline (where you hold miles) has agreements or partnerships.

If you hold miles in airline A and want to book airline B using those miles, B should be either part of the alliance or should have some kind of agreement with A.

how can i transfer ba avios to qatar avios also my avios are expiring how to extend with cheapest way let me know

 

[yashendra2797]

It sucks that Vistara is the only airline which has a reasonable enough process to get Gold Status (either 3 lakh air travel or the Axis Card), but its also not part of any alliance, so you don't get a status match when traveling abroad.

Air India's loyalty program is just bad.

 

[sam4]

If we book a flight on any star alliance members airlines we are entitled to earn airmiles as per ticket category and flight route. AFAIK We can give any FPP of star alliance members to earn airmiles in to that account. So my query is which one is the best FPP of star alliance in terms of usability, easy award finding and most value per miles?

 

[CARDBITRAGE]

I am unable to link my British Avios to Qatar Avios. Has anyone been able to successfully do it?

 

[sam4]

I am unable to link my British Avios to Qatar Avios. Has anyone been able to successfully do it?

I did yesterday.

 

[seekndestroy99]

Can anyone assist here please?

British Airways Household Account vs Friends and Family Points Pooling

A friend is willing to buy Qatar Avios from me. So I was looking for ways to transfer points. Directly through Qatar Avios costs $15 per 1000 Avios, which doesn't make any sense. Found a better way through pooling points. It's possible to pool points with other people including friends in BA...

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