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SkyTeam Alliance is the second largest airline alliance in the world — behind Star Alliance — partnering ten carriers from three continents.

The stated benefits and goals of the alliance are:

SkyTeam calls itself the "first alliance built around customer needs".

In 2005 SkyTeam was the world's best airline alliance, according to the readers of Global Traveler Magazine [1].

Contents

Membership History

Members

Current Members (including regional subsidaries)

Aeroflot [link]
    • Aeroméxico+ [link]
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    • AeroLitoral
    • Air France+-KLM [link], [link]
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    • KLM Asia (KLM)
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    • KLM Cityhopper (KLM)
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    • Régional (Air France)
    • Alitalia [link]
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    • Alitalia Express
    • Continental Airlines [link]
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    • Continental Micronesia (operating as Continental Airlines)
    • Czech Airlines [link]
    • Delta Air Lines+ [link]
  • *
    • Comair (operating as Delta Connection)
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    • Delta Shuttle
    • Korean Air+ [link]
    • Northwest Airlines [link]
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    • Compass Airlines
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    • Mesaba Airlines (operating as Northwest Airlink)
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    • Pinnacle Airlines Note: + Indicates the founding members of the SkyTeam Alliance.

    Future Members

    Full members

    China Southern Airlines [link] signed a Memorandum of Understanding on August 28, 2004, being the first mainland Chinese airline to do so. An official agreement was announced on June 28, 2006.  [link] Expected to be complete in 2007.[link]

    Associate members

    Air Europa [link] (sponsored by Air France)
    • COPA [link] (sponsored by Continental Airlines)
    • Kenya Airways [link] (sponsored by KLM)
    • TAROM [link] (sponsored by Alitalia)
    • Middle East Airlines [link] (sponsored by Air France)
    • Portugalia [link] (sponsored by Air France)

    Potential future members

    ''Note that there is much speculation about non-aligned airlines joining one of the global alliances. The list below only includes airlines that have expressed their desire to join SkyTeam or are rumoured to be in negotiations to do so.

    China Airlines -  China Airlines already has extensive code-sharing with Delta Air Lines and Alitalia. Industry experts, however, point out that any airline alliance seeking to establish its presence in mainland China would not let a Taiwanese airline in due to possible political repercussions. However, despite the possible political tensions, China Airlines does have frequent flier mileage program partnerships with China Southern Airlines, a future SkyTeam member, as well as Air China and China Eastern Airlines.
    • Avianca - rumored to be in negotiations with Delta Air Lines to join the alliance by 2007 or 2008. [[Citing sources citation needed]]
    • Jat Airways - recently launched a campaign to join the alliance.
    • Malaysia Airlines - the airline reached an agreement with Air France-KLM to upgrade their code-sharing agreement into an alliance in 2006. No timeframe has been given for MAS joining the alliance, but the company's restructuring plan puts this no later than 2008-2009. [link]

    Premium Status

    SkyTeam has two premium levels, Elite and Elite Plus, based on a customer's tier status in a member carrier's frequent flyer program. Each of the member and associate airlines recognizes the elite statuses, with a few exceptions. The statuses have no specific requirements of their own; membership is based solely on the frequent flyer programs of individual member airlines.

    SkyTeam Elite

    SkyTeam Elite status is awarded to customers who have reached the premium level of a member carrier's frequent flyer program.

    Benefits of SkyTeam Elite membership:

    Membership tiers granting SkyTeam Elite:

    SkyTeam Elite Plus

    SkyTeam Elite Plus status is awarded to customers who have reached the higher premium level of a member carrier's frequent flyer program.

    Benefits of SkyTeam Elite Plus membership:

    Membership tiers granting SkyTeam Elite Plus:

    Destinations

    See also

    External links

     

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