Star Alliance awarded best for “Business Traveller”

The “Business Traveller” awards are recognized in the world of aviation as a distinction of excellence in the sector and comprise 46 categories ranging from airline companies to the hotel industry and rent-a-car firms to renowned brands of travel articles.

“Winning this award for the second consecutive time is a very significant achievement for Star Alliance, since we have managed to do so in one of the most competitive markets in aviation, the United Kingdom” Jaan Albecht Star Alliance CEO stated. “It is also a very gratifying present for us at a time when we are celebrating our 10th anniversary. My thanks naturally go to all our workers who on daily basis offer our customers a consistently high quality service across the entire alliance network, work once again recognized by our customers with this award,” Jaan Albrecht pointed out.

This second distinction from the readers of Business Traveller reached in a voting process audited by an independent company, took place between April and June 2007. In addition to Star Alliance, the following member-companies also received awards: LOT Polish Airlines, Singapore Airlines and South African Airlines.

About Star Alliance:

The Star Alliance Network was incorporated in 1997 as the first truly global airline company alliance, offering customers a worldwide dimension and a consistent flying experience to all its destinations.

Star Alliance was elected the best airline company alliance by the “Business Traveller” magazine in 2003 and 2006, and also by Skytrax in 2003 and 2005. Star Alliance members include 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 carriers Adria Airways (Slovenia), Blue 1 (Finland) and Croatia Airlines (Croatia), which are also part, contribute to the improvement of its global network.

Air China, Shangai Airlines and Turskish Airlines have already been accepted as future members and it is expected that soon they will become part of the same. Altogether, the Star Alliance network offers more than 16 thousand flights a day to 855 destinations in 155 countries.