Airline Alliances Change Travel Horizon
Businesses partnerships and alliances have long been a great way to expand services, and airlines offer the prime example of alliance building. In the last few years, three major alliances have formed to dominate the airways: Oneworld, Star, and Skyteam. The alliances have managed to provide some benefits to their customers while making it easier for airlines to operate in areas restricted by governmental regulations. If you are a person that likes to accumulate sky miles, it also helps to find carriers who will honor that arrangement in a wider network.
It Sounds Simple
On the face of it, the alliance sounds simple. Several airlines get together and decide to code-share their flights, meaning that each uses the same flight number or code for several different routes and carriers.