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SkyTeam alliance partners

SkyTeam is an airline alliance comprising of the following airlines: Aeroflot, Aerolíneas Argentinas, Aeroméxico, Air Europa, Air France, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Garuda Indonesia, Kenya Airways, KLM, Korean Air, Middle East Airlines, Saudia, TAROM, Vietnam Airlines and XiamenAir.

Virgin Atlantic is not a Skyteam member but does have close partnerships with Delta, Air France and KLM. This article looks at how you can earn and redeem Virgin Points on Delta.

Our review of the SkyTeam lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4 is here.

Virgin Atlantic and Delta open their own bar at the O2 Arena

There is clearly a super-hot salesman at the O2 Arena in Greenwich who knows exactly what to say to make the big travel companies sign on the dotted line. First we had the American Express Invites .....

There is clearly a super-hot salesman at the O2 Arena in Greenwich who knows exactly what to say to make the .....

by Rob Burgess8 comments

New options to Philadelphia with both Avios and Virgin Flying Club miles

Both American Airlines and Delta Air Lines have announced new services from London to Philadelphia this week. American already runs a daily flight to Philadelphia and will be doubling this to two .....

Both American Airlines and Delta Air Lines have announced new services from London to Philadelphia this week. .....

by Rob Burgess7 comments

My review of the SkyTeam (and Priority Pass) lounge in Heathrow Terminal 4

This is my review of the SkyTeam lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 4. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. I’m not sure how .....

This is my review of the SkyTeam lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 4. This is part of our series of reviews .....

by Rob Burgess27 comments

A fully flat bed and wi-fi to Amsterdam for £139 one way

Back in March I wrote about how Garuda, the Indonesian airline, was launching a new service to Jakarta. The original plan was for three direct flights per week from London Gatwick, starting last .....

Back in March I wrote about how Garuda, the Indonesian airline, was launching a new service to Jakarta. The .....

by Rob Burgess23 comments

Use your Starwood status on Delta Air Lines

I wrote last week about how Delta Air Lines was tightening its grip on Virgin Atlantic now that it owns 49% of the UK company.  Virgin will refocus on flying to destinations in North America.  .....

I wrote last week about how Delta Air Lines was tightening its grip on Virgin Atlantic now that it owns 49% .....

by Rob Burgess6 comments

Virgin Atlantic and Delta swap over transatlantic flights

Delta Air Lines acquired a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic last year and the two have slowly been integrating their services to the US.  Timetables have been tweaked to even out the spacing between .....

Delta Air Lines acquired a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic last year and the two have slowly been integrating .....

by Rob Burgess3 comments

Flying Blue discounted redemptions for July-August travel released

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty scheme, has launched a new batch of discounted redemption routes. These rewards have been poorer value this year and the last list had no business class deals .....

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty scheme, has launched a new batch of discounted redemption routes. .....

by Rob Burgess2 comments

How I made £3.80 out of useless Korean Air miles

My wife took a domestic flight in Korea last week, on Korean Air.  Korean is a member of the SkyTeam alliance, but she does not have an active account with any SkyTeam airline.  It .....

My wife took a domestic flight in Korea last week, on Korean Air.  Korean is a member of the SkyTeam .....

by Rob Burgess15 comments

Air France launches its new fully-flat business class seat

Air France has finally joined the ‘fully flat seat in business class’ club.  The airline recently announced that it was about to start rolling out a new product. A total of 2,102 seats .....

Air France has finally joined the ‘fully flat seat in business class’ club.  The airline recently .....

by Rob Burgess11 comments

My thoughts on the Delta Airways revenue-based SkyMiles changes

If you read any of the American frequent flyer sites, you will have drowning in a sea of stories about the decision of Delta Air Lines to move to a revenue-based frequent flyer programme from 2015. .....

If you read any of the American frequent flyer sites, you will have drowning in a sea of stories about the .....

by Rob Burgess14 comments

Garuda Indonesia joins SkyTeam today, launches London-Jakarta in May

Barring any last minute mishaps, Garuda Indonesia will today become the latest airline to join one of the three main airline alliances when it joins SkyTeam as their 20th member. To quote: Garuda .....

Barring any last minute mishaps, Garuda Indonesia will today become the latest airline to join one of the .....

by Rob Burgess6 comments