Aegean Airlines joins Star Alliance

Aegean Airlines confirmed (30-Jun-2010) it has been accepted into the Star Alliance network as the 28th member. Aegean Airlines completed the integration and systems upgrade process in 12 months, following its acceptance as future member in May-2009. With the inclusion of Aegean, the Star Alliance network to/from/within Greece will now cover more than 1,500 weekly flights to 69 destinations in 27 countries. [more - Aegean/Star Alliance] [more - Aeroplan] [more - SAS]

Aegean Airlines: "Joining Star Alliance is an honour and a great opportunity for Aegean. As of today our customers will enjoy recognition, loyalty benefits and end-on-end global service that Star Alliance is renowned for. At the same time, there will be a 'star' on the map, showing that services and access to Greece have been significantly upgraded," Theodore Vassilakis, Chairman. Source: Company Statement, 30-Jun-2010.

Star Alliance: "Aegean brings a wealth of experience and an extensive domestic and international route network to the alliance family. For alliance members, Greece is an important travel market where Athens can be built into a major hub airport with growing connection traffic. It has already become an important player in the Southeast European area and we fully expect entry into Star Alliance will support its further development," Jaan Albrecht, CEO. Source: Company Statement, 30-Jun-2010.