Press Releases 2007

Star Alliance Scoops Business Traveller's Best Alliance Award Twice In A Row

Star Alliance, the way the Earth connects, has scooped the Best Airline Alliance Award at the Business Traveller (UK) star-studded ceremony for the second year running.

"Winning this award twice in a row is a significant achievement for us, especially considering that we have achieved this in one of the world's most competitive aviation markets, the United Kingdom”, said Jaan Albrecht, CEO Star Alliance. “It is of course also a nice birthday present, since we are celebrating our 10th anniversary this year. My thanks go to all the employees who deliver the Star Alliance customer promise on a consistent basis, day in and day out, across the entire network, a fact which has once again been acknowledged by our customers with this award."

The Business Traveller (UK) awards are recognised throughout the industry as the premier honors for business travel, and span 46 categories from hotels and airlines to car rental companies and luggage brands. The readers of Business Traveller UK were polled between April and June 2007, with the results having been analysed by an independent research company.

In addition to Star Alliance, the following member carriers also picked up awards: LOT Polish Airlines, Singapore Airlines and South African Airways.

About Star Alliance:
The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer customers worldwide reach and a smooth travel experience. Star Alliance was voted Best Airline Alliance by Business Traveller Magazine in 2003 and 2006 and by Skytrax in 2003 and 2005. The members are Air Canada, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, bmi, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS, TAP Portugal, THAI, United and US Airways. Regional member carriers Adria Airways (Slovenia), Blue1 (Finland) and Croatia Airlines enhance the global network. Air China, Shanghai Airlines and Turkish Airlines have all been accepted as future members and are expected to join Star Alliance soon. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers more than 16,000 daily flights to 855 destinations in 155 countries.

The picture shows Mark Davies, Director Marketing Communications, Star Alliance, accepting the award on behalf of Star Alliance. The award is presented
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