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Star Alliance news: the world's largest airline alliance

Star Alliance is one of the largest and most influential global airline alliances, created with the goal of providing travelers with a seamless, high-quality travel experience around the world. Founded in 1997, Star Alliance unites a select group of leading airlines, providing an extensive network of global destinations and unprecedented travel opportunities.

The Union Force: Star Alliance is a true union of airlines, including Air Canada, Lufthansa, United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, ANA, and other major international airlines. These airlines work together to offer an interconnected route network, enabling passengers to travel smoothly and flexibly between hundreds of cities around the world.

Benefits for Travelers: Being a member of the frequent flyer program of one of Star Alliance's partner airlines offers numerous benefits. Travelers can earn and redeem miles interchangeably, gain access to premium lounges at international airports and enjoy other exclusive benefits, enhancing the overall travel experience.

Global Coverage and Superior Connectivity: Star Alliance offers unparalleled global coverage, reaching virtually every corner of the globe. With smooth connections between partner airlines, travelers can plan complex and comprehensive itineraries, creating a trip tailored to their needs.

Here are February's Spontaneous Escapes, fly at a discount to New York in business class

Singapore Airlines' spontaneous escapes are out, right on time as always. That is, the offers that allow members of the program...

January 15, 2024

2 min by theflyer - 2 years ago

Spontaneous Escapes

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Flight with a stopover? Here are the top hubs in Europe and around the world (and average delays). Fiumicino at the top

For most Italian travelers, taking an intercontinental flight involves making a stopover. The only Italian airports that...

12 January 2024

4 min by Matteo Legnani - 2 years ago

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TAP Portugal carried more than 1mln Italian passengers in 2023

In 2023, TAP carried a total of 15.9 million passengers, 2.1 million more than the previous year, equivalent...

12 January 2024

2 min by theflyer - 2 years ago

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Singapore Airlines from June reduces flights between Milan and Barcelona

One of the fifth freedom flights most used by Italian travelers is definitely the Singapore Airlines connection between Milan Malpensa...

12 January 2024

1 min by theflyer - 2 years ago

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It's official: Thai is returning to Milan. One daily flight from July 1 and reservations already open

The long-awaited announcement has arrived, albeit a few months late: Thai airline Thai Airways will return to fly to Italy....

January 9, 2024

2 min by Matteo Legnani - 2 years ago

New Routes

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Safety: top companies (there are also Italian ones). A European carrier among the least safe in the world

There is, of course, also Japan Airlines, in the list of the 25 safest airlines in the world compiled by the specialized website airlineratings.com....

January 7, 2024

2 min by Matteo Legnani - 2 years ago

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SAS returns to flying from Genoa to Copenhagen

New opportunity for Ligurian travelers to fly via Copenhagen to all over the world thanks to the Scandinavian airline's network...

January 4, 2024

1 min by theflyer - 2 years ago

New Routes

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The most punctual companies? Badly the European 'biggies' (except one). How are the Italians doing

It was Colombia's Avianca, among the so-called 'global' carriers, the world's most punctual airline in 2023. The...

3 January 2024

2 min by Matteo Legnani - 2 years ago

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EVA Air's lounge at Bangkok airport is the most orginal of all

If there is one thing Bangkok airport does not lack, it is airport lounges, making everything convenient then is...

3 January 2024

3 min by theflyer - 2 years ago

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Miles&More monthly deals, with 30k miles flying to South Africa and with 60k in business on the 747

Not many loyalty programs make offers on award tickets, even fewer are "accessible" to accumulators...

3 January 2024

2 min by theflyer - 2 years ago

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Offers

After nearly 4 years, Singapore Airlines brings its latest A380 back into service

At the outbreak of the pandemic, analysts had taken a colossal topical by predicting a very slow recovery to travel, an incorrect assessment...

December 29, 2023

2 min by theflyer - 2 years ago

A380

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All Nippon receives Skytrax 5 stars for 11th year in a row. How the Italians are doing

Eleven consecutive times. These are the ones in which All Nippon Airways, also known by the acronym ANA, has received the prestigious 5...

December 28, 2023

2 min by Matteo Legnani - 2 years ago

Skytrax

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2024 will be the year of suites, here are the six best business classes debuting in the coming months

Some people find them a bit overwhelming. And those who love them because of the privacy they allow. The transportation industry...

December 28, 2023

4 min by Matteo Legnani - 2 years ago

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Germans' Christmas gift to Boeing: after 30 years, Lufthansa returns to 737 order

Lufthansa's Christmas gift to Airbus and Boeing is an order that between firm orders and options amounts...

December 23, 2023

2 min by Matteo Legnani - 2 years ago

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220-plane mega order: Turkish leaves Boeing high and dry and goes 'all-in' with Airbus

The announcement, which has been expected for several weeks, was made official in recent hours: Turkish Airlines has ordered 220 new planes from Airbus,...

December 19, 2023

2 min by Matteo Legnani - 2 years ago