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Brussels Airlines to join Star Alliance
At their annual Board Meeting, the CEOs of the Star Alliance member airlines
have today voted to accept the application of Brussels Airlines to become a
future member of the alliance.
Brussels Airlines is the Belgian airline offering the widest choice of flights
to and from the "capital" of Europe. With a fleet of 45 aircraft the airline
operates some 300 daily flights to
55 European airports and 15 African destinations.
Through its membership in Star Alliance, Brussels Airlines will be able to offer
its passengers a variety of benefits. On the network side for instance, the
airline will be able to offer its passengers seamless travel across the Star
Alliance network which will expand to cover 1,074 destinations in 174 countries*
In order to provide all the alliance benefits, the specialized teams at Brussels
Airlines, Star Alliance and its member carriers will now be working on the
integration process, which once completed, will make Brussels Airlines a part of
the Star Alliance network, currently consisting of 21 members.
Brussels Airlines 3,000 employees and 45 aircraft operate some 300 flights
daily, connecting Brussels Airport to 70 European and African airports.
About Star Alliance:
The members are Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines,
Austrian, bmi, Egyptair, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines,
Shanghai Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS,
TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI, United and US Airways. Regional member
carriers Adria Airways (Slovenia), Blue1 (Finland) and Croatia Airlines enhance
the global network. Air India, Brussels Airlines, Continental Airlines and TAM
have been announced as future members. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers
more than 16,500 daily flights to 912 destinations in 159 countries.
* Note: Figures based on current Star Alliance network + future members Air
India, Brussels Airlines, Continental and TAM.
SAS Group Corporate Communications
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Brussels Airlines to join Star Alliance
At their annual Board Meeting, the CEOs of the Star Alliance member airlines
have today voted to accept the application of Brussels Airlines to become a
future member of the alliance.
Brussels Airlines is the Belgian airline offering the widest choice of flights
to and from the "capital" of Europe. With a fleet of 45 aircraft the airline
operates some 300 daily flights to
55 European airports and 15 African destinations.
Through its membership in Star Alliance, Brussels Airlines will be able to offer
its passengers a variety of benefits. On the network side for instance, the
airline will be able to offer its passengers seamless travel across the Star
Alliance network which will expand to cover 1,074 destinations in 174 countries*
In order to provide all the alliance benefits, the specialized teams at Brussels
Airlines, Star Alliance and its member carriers will now be working on the
integration process, which once completed, will make Brussels Airlines a part of
the Star Alliance network, currently consisting of 21 members.
Brussels Airlines 3,000 employees and 45 aircraft operate some 300 flights
daily, connecting Brussels Airport to 70 European and African airports.
About Star Alliance:
The members are Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines,
Austrian, bmi, Egyptair, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines,
Shanghai Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS,
TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI, United and US Airways. Regional member
carriers Adria Airways (Slovenia), Blue1 (Finland) and Croatia Airlines enhance
the global network. Air India, Brussels Airlines, Continental Airlines and TAM
have been announced as future members. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers
more than 16,500 daily flights to 912 destinations in 159 countries.
* Note: Figures based on current Star Alliance network + future members Air
India, Brussels Airlines, Continental and TAM.
SAS Group Corporate Communications
------------------------------------------------------------
This information was brought to you by Cision http://www.cisionwire.com
The following files are available for download:
http://wpy.waymaker.net/client/waymaker1/WOLReleaseFile.aspx?id=1030983&fn=wkr0003.pdf