Star Alliance revolution: the new partner will be German Railways
Starting Aug. 1, you can earn points and miles by traveling by train in Germany
Star Alliance
Le alliances Of the airlines we know them well, several carriers have joined in groups in order to offer offerings e services with each other, as you have to real partners.
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Carriers that are part of the same alliance offer a loyalty program interchangeable, facilitating the exchange of passengers between airlines that are part of the same alliance.
There are 3 of them and they are called Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and Oneworld, if you want to learn more about it, We discussed this in detail in our article.
But if the alliances are between airlines, What the heck does German Railways have to do with it?
Deutsche Bahn the first inter-modal partner of Star Alliance
Photo credit: Deutsche Bahn
It is a real revolution which could initiate a new airline alliance concept. Deutsche Bahn thus becomes the first intermodal partner to the world, meaning it will be part of Star Alliance despite not being an airline.
"From Freiburg to Singapore: all you need is one ticket. Through attractive intra-German connections while connecting to international travel chains, Deutsche Bahn and Star Alliance make a significant contribution to reducing CO2 emissions in the transportation sector.
This complements our successful Lufthansa Express Rail partnership, where booking numbers have more than doubled since 2010. In this way, we are bringing more people from air to green rail. In partnership with the airlines, we are now continuing to address the mobility turnaround. We are networking our offerings so that we can make optimal use of the respective strengths of our modes of transportation."
Michael Peterson, DB Passenger Transport board member.
Green goal reduce emissions of Co2 in the atmosphere, commercial objective to strengthen the German railway group through a level partnership such as Star Alliance, the most great and important airline alliance.
It starts on August 1 and will allow concatenate tickets between airlines that are part of the alliance with German railway connections.
"Today we join the forces of two different transportation providers and thus open the doors of the Star Alliance beyond the airline world. Our new model of intermodal partnerships creates the conditions for coordinated cooperation between different means of transportation in all alliance markets.
We are very pleased to welcome Deutsche Bahn as our first Star Alliance intermodal partner."
Jeffrey Goh, CEO of Star Alliance
I recently took a flight ITA headed to Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main airport, the largest in Germany and one of the largest in the world, has a station Terminal 1, downstairs. Once I landed, I checked the trains leading to the central station and took the connecting train, arriving comfortably from the airport to downtown without taking additional transportation.
Here, thanks to this new union, there will not even be a need to look for connections or buy a ticket once you land, it will all be connected.
Star Alliance and Deutsche Bahn: here are the benefits
Photo credit: Deutsche Bahn
The new alliance is based on the program Lufthansa Express Rail, that is, through only 1 booking process you will be able to purchase the flight and the rail connection ticket, here are some of the benefits:
- Travelers will be able with one booking Combine round trips with respective trains including, Receiving all boarding passes with calculated schedules and connections
- More choice Of schedules and prices for ICE, or Intercity, trains that are faster and more environmentally friendly
- Management accelerated Of luggage and check-in at Frankfurt airport.
- Adherence to various programs Frequent Flyer and consequently accumulation miles o dots
- Airline First and Business travelers can receive additional benefits, such as access to the Lounge of Deutsche Bahn
Who knows whether the other two alliances will stand by and watch or sign agreements with companies that are outside the aviation world, we'll see what happens!
