Articles tagged “skyteam”

Airlines

Star Alliance Fires Back at SAS Defection with Loyalty Status Match

With the ink barely dry on the divorce papers, Star Alliance is wasting no time in luring back some of SAS’ most loyal - and profitable - passengers. The aim of this neatly timed promotion is business continuity and customer retention, but it remains to be seen how many frequent flyers will take up the offer.

Gordon Smith | 3 weeks ago

Airlines

SAS Scandinavian Airlines Quits Star Alliance: 6 Key Questions Answered

The fallout from SAS leaving the Star Alliance group of airlines will be felt far beyond Scandinavia, with SkyTeam partners such as Delta's SkyMiles program due to be the biggest winners.

Gordon Smith | 6 months ago

Airline Weekly

Air France-KLM’s SAS Takeover: Do Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm Hubs Stay?

One of the big questions surrounding Air France-KLM's deal for SAS is what it does with the Scandinavian airline's three hubs.

11 months ago

Airlines

SkyTeam’s 19 Brands, Explained

As Asia begins to shake off Covid-19, the SkyTeam alliance will have recovery firmly in its sights.

Joey Tyson, Skift | 1 year ago

Airline Weekly

Virgin Atlantic Joins SkyTeam to Broaden Alliance to Key London Market

Virgin Atlantic will join the SkyTeam Alliance next year. The airline adds key London heft to the alliance, but little else.

2 years ago

Airlines

SkyTeam Loses an Alliance Partner in China

Delta frequent flyers are about to lose a SkyTeam partner in China, which means fewer miles and codeshare benefits. Those who fly American Airlines and other Oneworld partners, however, may soon gain one.

Grant Martin, Skift | 6 years ago

Airlines

SkyTeam Eases the Hassle of Getting Rebooked When Flights Get Disrupted

Casual travelers often think airlines in the same alliance love to cooperate with each other. That's not always true. They're often fierce competitors. At least SkyTeam has developed new technology that is designed to make it easier for airlines to rebook customers during irregular operations.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 7 years ago

Announcements

Skift Business Traveler: Korean Slowly Backs Away From Skyteam

Grant Martin, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

Comparing Customer Experience Across the 3 Global Airline Alliances

Oneworld makes a strong showing, and as American Airlines continues to grow, it would appear to offer the strongest product of any of the three alliances. The wild card, though, comes from the non-traditional alliances being built from the Gulf states.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

SkyTeam targets meetings planners with flight booking tool

This is an interesting idea from SkyTeam, but it's doubtful this would be the first option that meeting planners would turn to.

Skift | 11 years ago