Star Alliance
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Star Alliance is the world's first global airline alliance.[2] Founded on 14 May 1997, it is headquartered on the grounds of Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany, with a subsidiary management company in Singapore.[6] Star Alliance is also the world's largest airline alliance by market share as of April 2024, with 17.4% of the market share, compared to 13.7% of SkyTeam and 11.9% of Oneworld.[7]
Launch date | 14 May 1997; 26 years ago (1997-05-14) |
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Full members | 26 |
Non-voting members | 40 affiliates |
Destination airports | 1,294[1] |
Destination countries | 195[2] |
Annual passengers (M) | 762[2] |
Annual RPK (G) | 1,739[1] |
Fleet size | 5,033[1] |
Headquarters | Singapore[3] |
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Alliance slogan | Together. Better. Connected. |
Website | staralliance |
Star Alliance's 26 member airlines operate a fleet of over 5,000 aircraft, serving more than 1,290 airports in 195 countries on more than 19,000 daily departures. The alliance has a two-tier rewards program, Silver and Gold, with incentives including priority boarding and upgrades. Like other airline alliances, Star Alliance airlines share airport terminals (known as co-locations), and many member planes are painted in the alliance's livery.