ANA joins StarAlliance
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ANA joins StarAlliance
October 22, 1998 UNITED AIRLINES PRESS RELEASE
STAR ALLIANCE WILL EXTEND ITS REACH WITH THE ADDITION OF ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 22, 1998 -- Star Alliance, the airline network for earth, will get even better with the announcement today that All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan, the world's sixth largest airline, intends to join in 1999 as the ninth member of the alliance. ANA will join the six founding members of Star Alliance -- Air Canada, Lufthansa German Airlines, SAS - Scandinavian Airlines System, Thai Airways International, United Airlines and VARIG Brazilian Airlines -- along with Air New Zealand and Ansett Australia, which have announced their intent to join in 1999. With the addition of ANA, Star Alliance customers will have improved access to the many important business destinations in Japan. ANA is Japan's largest domestic airline and offers the most comprehensive network of destinations in the country, in addition to its international route network. "Joining Star Alliance was for us the first step toward our goal of providing a truly seamless, global travel experience....we believe that this move will yield tremendous benefits for both ANA customers and customers of Star Alliance," said Kichisaburo Nomura, President and Chief Executive Officer of ANA.
R. Lamar Durrett, President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada; Gerald Greenwald, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of United Airlines; Fernando Pinto, President and Chief Executive Officer of VARIG; Jan Stenberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of SAS; Thamnoon Wanglee, President of THAI; and Jürgen Weber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lufthansa, said in a joint statement, "By founding Star Alliance in 1997, we definitely had a head start in developing the world's first truly global airline partnership. We do not intend to give away this position to any of the other emerging alliances. With nine airlines now working together, we will be able to deliver even more services to even more passengers around the globe." Star Alliance travelers collect frequent flyer points on all Star Alliance airlines and credit them to their home airline account. Star Alliance business travelers visit airport lounges of any member airline, anywhere in the world. Travelers benefit from schedules and facilities that are constantly being re-designed for better coordination and convenience. ANA has a fleet of 143 Boeing and Airbus aircraft. Last year, ANA carried more than 40 million passengers. ANA serves 35 destinations in Japan with nearly 600 flights per day, and its international operations extend to 29 cities in 15 countries. Together, the member airlines of Star Alliance currently serve more than 640 destinations around the world. On average, a Star Alliance flight takes off every 15 seconds, around the clock. With the addition of ANA, Air New Zealand and Ansett in 1999, Star Alliance will serve more than 700 destinations worldwide.
Star Alliance Fact Sheet
Total of SIX Founding Star Alliance Airlines
Total revenue $45.9 billion* Revenue passenger miles 283.3 billion
Annual passengers 191.7 million Daily departures 7028
Number of employees 240,400 Countries served more than 100
Number of destinations more than 640 Fleet 1474 aircraft
United Airlines
Total revenue $17.4 billion Revenue passenger miles 121.4 billion
Annual passengers 84.2 million Daily departures 2,208
Number of employees 91,779 Countries served 32
Number of destinations 257 Fleet 576 aircraft
Major hub airports: Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, Washington, D.C.
Lufthansa
Total revenue $13.0 billion Revenue passenger miles 91.3 billion
Annual passengers 44.5 million Daily departures 1741
Number of employees 58,250 Countries served 88
Number of destinations 271 Fleet 326 aircraft
Major hub airports: Frankfurt, Munich
SAS
Total revenue $5.1 billion Revenue passenger miles 12.6 billion
Annual passengers 20.8 million Daily departures 1,050
Number of employees 22,524 Countries served 34
Number of destinations 100 Fleet 168 aircraft
Major hub airports: Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm
Air Canada
Total revenue $3.9 billion Revenue passenger miles 22.8 billion
Annual passengers 17.5 million Daily departures 1,380
Number of employees 24,847 Countries served 25
Number of destinations 116 Fleet 243 aircraft
Major hub airports: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver
THAI
Total revenue $3.1 billion Revenue passenger miles 19.4 billion
Annual passengers 14.8 million Daily departures 205
Number of employees 25,000 Countries served 35
Number of destinations 73 Fleet 74 aircraft
Major hub airports: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Hat Yai
VARIG
Total revenue $3.4 billion Revenue passenger miles 15.8 billion
Annual passengers 9.9 million Daily departures 444
Number of employees 18,000 Countries served 23
Number of destinations 122 Fleet 87 aircraft
Major hub airports: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo
* all dollar figures in $U.S.
STAR ALLIANCE WILL EXTEND ITS REACH WITH THE ADDITION OF ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 22, 1998 -- Star Alliance, the airline network for earth, will get even better with the announcement today that All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan, the world's sixth largest airline, intends to join in 1999 as the ninth member of the alliance. ANA will join the six founding members of Star Alliance -- Air Canada, Lufthansa German Airlines, SAS - Scandinavian Airlines System, Thai Airways International, United Airlines and VARIG Brazilian Airlines -- along with Air New Zealand and Ansett Australia, which have announced their intent to join in 1999. With the addition of ANA, Star Alliance customers will have improved access to the many important business destinations in Japan. ANA is Japan's largest domestic airline and offers the most comprehensive network of destinations in the country, in addition to its international route network. "Joining Star Alliance was for us the first step toward our goal of providing a truly seamless, global travel experience....we believe that this move will yield tremendous benefits for both ANA customers and customers of Star Alliance," said Kichisaburo Nomura, President and Chief Executive Officer of ANA.
R. Lamar Durrett, President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada; Gerald Greenwald, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of United Airlines; Fernando Pinto, President and Chief Executive Officer of VARIG; Jan Stenberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of SAS; Thamnoon Wanglee, President of THAI; and Jürgen Weber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lufthansa, said in a joint statement, "By founding Star Alliance in 1997, we definitely had a head start in developing the world's first truly global airline partnership. We do not intend to give away this position to any of the other emerging alliances. With nine airlines now working together, we will be able to deliver even more services to even more passengers around the globe." Star Alliance travelers collect frequent flyer points on all Star Alliance airlines and credit them to their home airline account. Star Alliance business travelers visit airport lounges of any member airline, anywhere in the world. Travelers benefit from schedules and facilities that are constantly being re-designed for better coordination and convenience. ANA has a fleet of 143 Boeing and Airbus aircraft. Last year, ANA carried more than 40 million passengers. ANA serves 35 destinations in Japan with nearly 600 flights per day, and its international operations extend to 29 cities in 15 countries. Together, the member airlines of Star Alliance currently serve more than 640 destinations around the world. On average, a Star Alliance flight takes off every 15 seconds, around the clock. With the addition of ANA, Air New Zealand and Ansett in 1999, Star Alliance will serve more than 700 destinations worldwide.
Star Alliance Fact Sheet
Total of SIX Founding Star Alliance Airlines
Total revenue $45.9 billion* Revenue passenger miles 283.3 billion
Annual passengers 191.7 million Daily departures 7028
Number of employees 240,400 Countries served more than 100
Number of destinations more than 640 Fleet 1474 aircraft
United Airlines
Total revenue $17.4 billion Revenue passenger miles 121.4 billion
Annual passengers 84.2 million Daily departures 2,208
Number of employees 91,779 Countries served 32
Number of destinations 257 Fleet 576 aircraft
Major hub airports: Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, Washington, D.C.
Lufthansa
Total revenue $13.0 billion Revenue passenger miles 91.3 billion
Annual passengers 44.5 million Daily departures 1741
Number of employees 58,250 Countries served 88
Number of destinations 271 Fleet 326 aircraft
Major hub airports: Frankfurt, Munich
SAS
Total revenue $5.1 billion Revenue passenger miles 12.6 billion
Annual passengers 20.8 million Daily departures 1,050
Number of employees 22,524 Countries served 34
Number of destinations 100 Fleet 168 aircraft
Major hub airports: Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm
Air Canada
Total revenue $3.9 billion Revenue passenger miles 22.8 billion
Annual passengers 17.5 million Daily departures 1,380
Number of employees 24,847 Countries served 25
Number of destinations 116 Fleet 243 aircraft
Major hub airports: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver
THAI
Total revenue $3.1 billion Revenue passenger miles 19.4 billion
Annual passengers 14.8 million Daily departures 205
Number of employees 25,000 Countries served 35
Number of destinations 73 Fleet 74 aircraft
Major hub airports: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Hat Yai
VARIG
Total revenue $3.4 billion Revenue passenger miles 15.8 billion
Annual passengers 9.9 million Daily departures 444
Number of employees 18,000 Countries served 23
Number of destinations 122 Fleet 87 aircraft
Major hub airports: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo
* all dollar figures in $U.S.
