Air India’s Star Alliance Membership Application “On Hold”

Air India’s Star Alliance Membership Application “On Hold”

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Star Alliance has confirmed that the integration of Air India into the global airline alliance has been suspended.

Star Alliance said the reason was because Air India had not met the minimum joining conditions that were contractually agreed in December 2007.

Star Alliance CEO, Jaan Albrecht said, “With the collective decision to put the integration efforts on hold today we aim to contribute to Air India’s flexibility to concentrate on its ongoing strategic reorientation. In this process our member carriers will continue to provide assistance to Air India wherever required.”

Existing bilateral relationships with Star Alliance member airlines are not affected by this decision, which also leaves room to discuss a potential alliance membership at a future stage, if deemed appropriate by both parties.

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