What is Star Alliance


Star Alliance is the world's largest global airline alliance.[2] Founded on 14 May, 1997, its headquarters are located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany,[3] and Jeffrey Goh is its CEO.[4][6] As of April 2018, Star Alliance is the largest of the three global alliances by passenger count with 762.27 million, ahead of both SkyTeam (630 million) and Oneworld (528 million).[7][8] Its slogan is "The Way the Earth Connects".

Star Alliance's 26 member airlines operate a fleet of ~5,033 aircraft, serving more than 1,290 airports in 195 countries on more than 19,000 daily departures. The alliance has a two-tier rewards program, Silver and Gold, with incentives including priority boarding and upgrades. Like other airline alliances, Star Alliance airlines share airport terminals (known as co-locations), and many member planes are painted in the alliance's livery.