It is official: SAS’ SkyTeam membership will start Sept. 1
It is official: Scandinavian Airways will change into a full-fledged SkyTeam member Sept. 1.
SAS’ switch from Star Alliance has lengthy been identified, however the precise date that it could formally be part of SkyTeam had been unsure. Most just lately, the edges would say solely that SAS would exit Star at the end of August.
Now, frequent flyers in SAS’ EuroBonus program have a precise date that they will count on alliance perks comparable to reciprocal mileage incomes and elite advantages to start.
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“EuroBonus Silver members can be acknowledged as SkyTeam Elite degree, whereas Gold and Diamond members can be acknowledged as Elite Plus,” SAS stated in a Monday statement. “This can provide them entry to a community of 750+ airport lounges and SkyPriority companies at eight airport touchpoints together with precedence check-in, boarding and baggage dealing with.”
The transfer comes as SAS prepares to exit chapter, with Air France-KLM taking a stake within the firm as a part of the method.
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SAS was a founding member of the Star Alliance that counts United Airways, Air Canada, Lufthansa, Turkish Airways and Singapore Airways amongst its greater than two dozen member carriers.
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However the brand new ties with Air France-KLM — SkyTeam counts Air France as one among its founding members — prompted the swap that was first announced in October.
When it joins, SAS will change into the twentieth member of SkyTeam (not together with Russian service Aeroflot, whose membership is suspended).
Delta Air Strains is the only U.S. service in SkyTeam, which counts Aeromexico, Virgin Atlantic, Korean Air and China Airways in its present lineup of members.
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