Airline Alliances

Airline Alliances

An airline alliance is a strategic partnership between two or more airlines that agree to cooperate on a substantial level to offer extended networks and benefits to their passengers. Instead of operating as completely separate entities, they work together to achieve common goals, while still maintaining their individual brand identities.

The three major global airline alliances are:

While these are the “big three” global alliances, there are also smaller, regional alliances like the Vanilla Alliance (focused on the Indian Ocean region).