{"id":12180,"date":"2021-01-31T09:21:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T14:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aminonmiles.com\/?p=12180"},"modified":"2021-01-31T09:21:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T14:21:03","slug":"airline-alliances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aminonmiles.com\/fr\/guides\/airline-alliances\/","title":{"rendered":"Airline Alliances: What Are They, How Do They Work"},"content":{"rendered":"


You may have benefited from the advantages of an airline alliance without knowing it. Whether you have flown Star Alliance, one<\/strong>world or Skyteam member airlines, these alliance have a history and a purpose today more than ever. Let’s see what airline alliance are and how they work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s important to keep in mind is that travelers can take advantage of the leverage of an alliance: earning and burning miles across its member airlines.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

What drove airline alliance formation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As deregulation hit major airline markets in the early 80s, airlines were still struggling with invasive government regulations. Coupled with a growing globalized economy which needed extensive networks beyond what a single airline could deliver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 90s, alliances started to appear as economy of scale, interline<\/a> and codeshare agreements<\/a> and revenue sharing grew. Frequent flyer were able to enjoy their benefits across all member airlines as they travel further across a larger network. For example, a Madrid-based business person can reach Kansas City, MO thanks to Iberia & AA’s codeshare agreement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AA8654* MAD ORD 11:40 14:10
AA1589 ORD MCI 22:20 23:48
*Operated by Iberia 6275<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve written in-depth articles on interline<\/a> and codeshare<\/a> agreements. Frequent flyers can also benefits from earning and burning miles across all member airlines and enjoy synchronized schedules and fast connections. This video explains it perfectly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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