An important issue for a frequent traveler when choosing an airline is to know about the airline alliances. Choosing from one of the major alliances can bring important benefits for the passenger such as: wide range of airline partners, better lounge/airport facilities, more destinations, ability to reward passengers, mileage accounting, etc. Theese are some facts of the tree most important alliances:
One World:
Countries Served: 145
Destinations: 901
Daily Departures: 9,381
Anual Passengers: 335.712 million
Passenger Load Factor: 77.9%
Fleet: 2,473
Employees: 311,830
Number of lounges: 550
Year of Formation: 1999
Website: oneworld.com
Sky Team:
Countries Served: 169
Destinations: 898
Daily Departures: 12,597
Anual Passengers: 385 million
Fleet: 2,225
Employees: 323,759
Number of Lounges: 420+
Year of Formation: 2000
Website: skyteam.com
Star Alliance:
Countries Served: 181
Destinations: 1160
Daily Departures: 21,000
Anual Passengers: 603.8 million
Fleet: 4,023
Employees: 402,208
Number of lounges: 970+
Year of formation: 1997
Website: staralliance.com
Checking the alliances websites could be helpful for the frequent flyer at the time to choose where to buy the next ticket.
REFERENCES: ITC InfoTech, One World, Sky Team, Star Alliance.
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