Continental is leaving its alliance with Delta and is joining the StarAlliance, which is United + 18 others (list below). The buzz on the forums is that this is a good thing.
What it means to us is:
1. Continental miles will be good for use on UA and vice versa
2. Continental members with Elite status will be treated as Elite on UA
3. Continental members have the same access to UA lounges as they do to their
It may take over a year for this to be fully implemented, so its hard to guess what the impact will be on TLV travelers.
Anyone who wants more information is invited to look at the FlyerTalk forum, where 330 posts have been made on this topic in the past 3 days.
Star Alliance is:
Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, bmi, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI, United and US Airways
If you read this blog for the frequent flyer info – there are some good posts about Turkish Airlines and its partnership with American, how to get a free ticket just by signing up for a Visa card, free travel on British, yet another AA change, another post on ELAL and more. And, representing days of research – a guide to free tickets on all the airlines on the TLV – JFK route.
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