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.

Flying Blue status match to be honoured?

I ran this post a couple of weeks ago about a status match for the Air France / KLM Flying Blue programme. They were willing to match any other airline Gold card you had to their own Gold, which .....

I ran this post a couple of weeks ago about a status match for the Air France / KLM Flying Blue programme. .....

7 Feb 20137 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

A Flying Blue status match has launched

I don’t write much about Flying Blue on Head for Points. On paper that is strange, because Dutch group KLM and Air France, whose loyalty programme it is, are two of our nearest geographic .....

I don’t write much about Flying Blue on Head for Points. On paper that is strange, because Dutch group .....

23 Jan 201323 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

What does Delta’s acquisition of 49% of Virgin Atlantic mean for you?

As you will presumably have read elsewhere by the time you see this, Delta has agreed to acquire the 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic owned by Singapore Airlines. The price of £244m means that Singapore .....

As you will presumably have read elsewhere by the time you see this, Delta has agreed to acquire the 49% stake .....

12 Dec 201212 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Perhaps Alitalia doesn’t have the worlds worst frequent flyer programme ….

I ran this article yesterday about Alitalia’s MilleMiglia programme. In particular, I wrote about how they will close the programme down on 31st December and relaunch it on January 1st, with .....

I ran this article yesterday about Alitalia’s MilleMiglia programme. In particular, I wrote about how .....

11 Dec 201211 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Alitalia’s MilleMiglia … the worst frequent flier scheme?

We may moan and groan about Avios / British Airways Executive Club at times, but we don’t always realise how good we have it. Take the email I have just received from Alitalia’s .....

We may moan and groan about Avios / British Airways Executive Club at times, but we don’t always realise .....

10 Dec 201210 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Is Delta about to buy Virgin Atlantic?

The Sunday Times ran a long article yesterday which claimed that Delta Airlines of the US is in discussions to take over Virgin Atlantic. This being aviation, of course, nothing is that simple. A US .....

The Sunday Times ran a long article yesterday which claimed that Delta Airlines of the US is in discussions to .....

3 Dec 20123 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Bits and pieces for Thursday (Air France, Ryanair and, er, KFC)

Air France is offering 20% off Premium Economy tickets to the first 400 American Express cardholders who register via this link and book by December 17th. Japan Airlines has announced that it is .....

Air France is offering 20% off Premium Economy tickets to the first 400 American Express cardholders who .....

29 Nov 201229 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Is Virgin Atlantic finally about to join an alliance?

Bloomberg recently reported that Sir Richard Branson has stated that Virgin Atlantic is in ‘fairly advanced talks’ to join one of the major airline alliances. The phrase ‘about .....

Bloomberg recently reported that Sir Richard Branson has stated that Virgin Atlantic is in ‘fairly .....

11 Nov 201211 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Take a look at AwardTravelr, a new Avios reward seat search tool

Most people, when it comes to searching for award space for their frequent flier redemptions, use the website of that same frequent flyer programme. Logical, innit? However, in general airline .....

Most people, when it comes to searching for award space for their frequent flier redemptions, use the website .....

15 Oct 201215 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments