Star Alliance Regional Member Airlines
The Star Alliance regional membership strategy is part of the alliance’s mission to serve more places, more often than any other alliance. In terms of customer benefits, regional members will offer the same advantages as member carriers, in other words, frequent flyer benefits, lounge access, through check-in, to name just a few.
In order to become a regional member, aside from meeting certain requirements, the carrier in question must be sponsored by and have close ties to an existing member to achieve a quick and easy integration. The sponsoring airline will represent the regional member within the alliance.
Please note: ANA Mileage Club frequent flyer members have access to Star Alliance frequent flyer benefits, including Star Alliance Gold and Star Alliance Silver on Blue1, Adria Airways and Croatia Airlines.
US Airways Dividend Miles frequent flyer members has access to Star Alliance frequent flyer benefits, including Star Alliance Gold and Star Alliance Silver on Adria Ariways and Croatia Airlines.
The Slovenian national airline Adria Airways has a wealth of experience spanning over 46 years in charter and scheduled air traffic. The Adria story dates back to 1961, when it was founded as a charter company. In the eighties the airline started serving scheduled routes, and became a member of the IATA, the International Air Transport Association.
Blue1 was founded as Air Botnia in 1988. At that time, the company´s main business idea was commercial air transportation of passengers in the Finnish domestic market to and from Helsinki.
Croatia Airlines d.d. (international label CTN, flight label OU) is the Croatian air transport company established in 1989 under the name of Zagal. This continuously growing company connects Croatia with most important European cities and through them, with the whole world.