Glossary
Star Alliance
Definition: Star Alliance is the world’s largest airline alliance with 26 member airlines including Lufthansa, United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, ANA, and Turkish Airlines, serving over 1,200 destinations.
Founded in 1997 as the first global airline alliance, Star Alliance connects passengers across the world’s most extensive network. With 26 member airlines, it covers more destinations than any other alliance, particularly strong in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Key members include: United Airlines, Lufthansa, ANA, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Air Canada, Swiss, Austrian, LOT Polish, TAP Air Portugal, Avianca, Copa Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Air India, and Thai Airways, among others.
Star Alliance is particularly valuable for business class travellers due to its extensive lounge network. Gold status on any member airline provides access to Star Alliance Gold lounges worldwide. The alliance is especially strong for European connections (Lufthansa group), Asian routes (Singapore Airlines, ANA, Thai), and offers some of the best business class products in the sky. BookMyBusinessClass provides consolidator fares across all Star Alliance carriers.