Welche Fluggesellschaften sind Mitglieder der Star Alliance?
40% Economy Class & Beyond
34% View from the Wing
17% 2PAXfly
9% Other
Star Alliance umfasst derzeit 26 Mitgliedsflughäfen, die zusammen ein Netzwerk von über 190 Ländern betreiben. Zu den bekannten Mitgliedern gehören:
- ITA Airways – trat am 1. April 2026 als 26. Mitglied bei Economy Class & Beyond
- Turkish Airlines – langjähriges Star‑Alliance‑Mitglied, das Punkte in das Miles&Smiles‑Programm einbringen lässt 2PAXfly
- Air Canada (Aeroplan) – Teil des Star‑Alliance‑Netzwerks View from the Wing
- United Airlines (MileagePlus) – ebenfalls ein Star‑Alliance‑Partner View from the Wing
- Avianca (LifeMiles) – Mitglied der Allianz View from the Wing
- TAP Air Portugal – aktiv im Star‑Alliance‑Verbund The Bulkhead Seat
- Lufthansa Group – Kernmitglied der Allianz, zu dem auch die neu integrierte ITA Airways gehört Economy Class & Beyond
- Lufthansa City Airlines – seit September 2025 festes Star‑Alliance‑Mitglied Economy Class & Beyond
ITA Airways joins Star Alliance
In a move surprising exactly no one, ITA Airways has formally joined Star Alliance. ITA Airways marked its entry into the Alliance during a ceremony held at the Piazza di Spagna Lounge, Rome Fiumicino Airport Terminal 3. The ceremony was presided over by ITA Airways Chief Executive Officer and General Manager Joerg Eberhart, Star Alliance Chief Executive Officer Theo Panagiotoulias, and Lufthansa Group Chief Commercial Officer Dieter Vranckx, in the presence of media and institutional guests. Left – Star Alliance Chief Executive Officer Theo Panagiotoulias, Right – Chief Executive Officer and General Manager Joerg Eberhart, ITA
Bilt Card’s Seamless Switch Ends Feb. 1 — No Hard Pull, Same Card Number
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NEW ROUTES 2026 #1: Turkish Airlines plays long game—Australia’s almost-direct route to Europe
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TAP Air Portugal Selects Terminal 6 at JFK For Its Future Operations
TAP Air Portugal announced last week that it will move its operations to the upcoming Terminal 6 at New York John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK). It is the 16th carrier to sign on. It joins most Star Alliance airlines, Aer Lingus, Condor, Cathay Pacific, SAS, JetBlue, Condor, Kuwait Airways, and other international carriers that have made plans to inhabit the new space when it opens in 2026. Terminal 6 is a key element of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s $19 billion transformation of New York John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK). This includes two
Lufthansa City Airlines takes flight in Frankfurt
Lufthansa’s airline within an airline – Lufthansa City Airlines has launched operations at Frankfurt am Main Airport. The launch at the airline’s main hub of Frankfurt follows its commencement of operations at Munich Airport last year. The first flight, VL946, took off from Frankfurt to Manchester in the late afternoon and was operated by an Airbus A320neo with the registration D-AIJN (named Kaufbeuren). Berlin and Valencia will be added to the route network in February, followed by Düsseldorf and Málaga in March with a second aircraft. From summer 2026, the network from Frankfurt will be