How do I join Star Alliance as an airline?

Becoming a Star Alliance member requires an airline to have commercial relationships with all other member airlines, while becoming a Connecting Partner only requires an airline to have relationships with three member airlines.



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Air Canada, United and Avianca offer the most flexibility for earning and redeeming miles within the Star Alliance.

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Gold status is Star Alliance's highest elite tier, and most Star Alliance frequent flyer programs offer this status somewhere around their middle elite tier (for programs with three or more tiers).

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Airline alliances have grown over the years to form an integral part of the passenger aviation industry. Altogether, there are currently three big players in the market. These groups are oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam.

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You can redeem your miles for an award ticket of any member airline — subject to availability — irrespective of the frequent flyer programme with which you earned them.

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You can now earn Star Alliance Gold status by transferring 250,000 American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards or Citi ThankYou points to Singapore Airlines Krisflyer. Singapore Airlines is awarding KrisFlyer elite status qualifying points on non-travel points earning through Feb. 28, 2022.

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Oneworld. Founded in 1999 by American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Qantas and Canadian Airlines (which later merged with Air Canada and subsequently joined Star Alliance), the Oneworld alliance is the smallest major airline alliance but now stands strong with 13 airlines.

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Unlike many of the other major airlines, JetBlue isn't a member of a major airline alliance. Instead, JetBlue has developed one-off partnerships with various airlines. And JetBlue transfer benefits vary from partner to partner.

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In a 12-month period, you'll need to earn 40,000 Status Miles to reach Elite status, which is Turkish Airlines's lowest tier for Star Alliance Gold status. Your Elite status will be valid for two years from the date of earning, giving you plenty of time to make use of it.

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The current list of non-alliance partners includes:
  • Jet Airways.
  • Aegean Airlines - another leftover Star Alliance partner.
  • Air China - yet another leftover Star Alliance partner.
  • Hawaiian Airlines - (inter-island and South Pacific flights only).
  • South African Airways - another leftover Star Alliance partner.


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