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Air India could join the Star Alliance
as early as June this year, according to a new timeline shared by none
other than Star Alliance CEO Mark Schwab.
This will be Air India's second chance to join the Star Alliance group as the airline coalition scrambles for a large piece of the growing Indian air travel market.
The Indian airline first signed on to Star Alliance in December 2007 but the process ground to a halt after almost four years, with the airline's application for membership suspended in July 2011.
After that, they will be ready to join straight away
Schwab also hinted that another Indian airline could soon join the Star Alliance family, although he allowed that no such discussions were currently taking place.
Asked if India's new Tata-Singapore Airlines joint venture was be a prospective candidate – considering that Singapore Airlines is one of Star's mostly prized members – Schwab suggested that Tatat-SIngapore Airlines should start operating first, then cryptically added that "it is not necessarily an obvious choice... we will have to see who adds value to the Alliance."
This will be Air India's second chance to join the Star Alliance group as the airline coalition scrambles for a large piece of the growing Indian air travel market.
The Indian airline first signed on to Star Alliance in December 2007 but the process ground to a halt after almost four years, with the airline's application for membership suspended in July 2011.
After that, they will be ready to join straight away
Schwab also hinted that another Indian airline could soon join the Star Alliance family, although he allowed that no such discussions were currently taking place.
Asked if India's new Tata-Singapore Airlines joint venture was be a prospective candidate – considering that Singapore Airlines is one of Star's mostly prized members – Schwab suggested that Tatat-SIngapore Airlines should start operating first, then cryptically added that "it is not necessarily an obvious choice... we will have to see who adds value to the Alliance."
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