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Simon Calder

Airline alliances: what are they good for?

SkyTeam Virgin Virgin Atlantic Air France Rob Burgess Delta KLM Oneworld Saudia Star Alliance

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The world has three big airline alliances: Oneworld, Star Alliance and SkyTeam. Virgin Atlantic spent 39 years steadfastly outside them all. Yet now the carrier is to join SkyTeam from “early 2023”.

Virgin Atlantic’s chief executive, Shai Weiss, says: “Joining SkyTeam is an important milestone. Our membership will allow us to enhance established relationships with our valued partners at Delta and Air France-KLM, as well as opening up opportunities to collaborate with new airlines.

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