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Airline alliances may also create disadvantages for the traveller, such as higher prices when competition is erased on a certain route or less frequent flights; for instance, if two airlines separately fly three and two times a day respectively on a shared route, their alliance might fly less than 5 (3+2) times a day on the same route.
Frequent-flyer programs (or Frequent-flyer programmes) are customer loyalty programs used by many passenger airlines.This is a list of current airlines with frequent-flyer programs, the names of those programs and partner programs (excluding earn-only, spend-only and codeshare arrangements).
Star Alliance is an airline alliance headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. [5] Founded on 14 May 1997, it was the world's first global airline alliance. [1] As of April 2024, it is also the world's largest airline alliance by market share, holding 17.4%, compared to 13.7% for SkyTeam and 11.9% for Oneworld.
When you “pay with points” through your credit card portal, you’re still, in a sense, paying for your flight and will earn frequent flyer miles as a regular paying customer. Star Alt
Furthermore, all member airlines of the Star Alliance, of which Lufthansa is a founding member, accept Miles & More memberships. [1] A few further airlines without the same alliance affiliation recognize the program as well. [1] From 3 February 2025, Miles & More members can earn and redeem miles also on all ITA Airways flights. [2] [3]
ITA Airways has been a member of the SkyTeam alliance since 29 October 2021. [57] In 2025 the airline has begun to leave SkyTeam to join in Star Alliance as part of integration into the Lufthansa Group. [9] On 3 February 2025 ITA Airways has ended its membership in the SkyTeam Alliance: the exit phase concludes by 30 April 2025.
Passengers flying on Lufthansa and its Star Alliance partners may connect through Frankfurt Airport, Lufthansa's main hub. An airline hub or hub airport is an airport used by one or more airlines to concentrate passenger traffic and flight operations. Hubs serve as transfer (or stop-over) points to help get passengers to their final destination.
Brussels Airlines is the flag carrier [3] and largest airline of Belgium, based and headquartered at Brussels Airport.It operates to over 100 destinations in Europe, North America and Africa and also offers charter services, maintenance and crew training.