when LH announced upcoming Lufthansa-Air China code-share flights today, the media questioned LH also about Air China being a possible candidate to join StarAlliance
Ob auch eine Aufnahme der Air China in das Lufthansa-Firmenbündnis Star Alliance anstehe, konnte die Lufthansa-Sprecherin nicht sagen. Lufthansa-Chef Jürgen Weber hat bereits mehrfach gesagt, China sei noch ein "weißer Fleck" im Netz der Star Alliance.
LH wouldn't comment the question if Air China is (or could become) a candidate for joining StarAlliance. LH's CEO has mentioned several times in the past, that China is still a 'white (empty) spot' on the StarAlliance map ...