Airline partnerships are more complex and advanced than ever before, both for better and worse. About 25 years ago the Star Alliance was formed, which was revolutionary at the time. SkyTeam and oneworld quickly joined the scene.
While they all still exist, the global alliances have definitely been deemphasized a bit in recent years. After all, with these alliances having so many members, how much can loosely affiliated airlines really have in common?
Airlines want to work with other airlines that complement them best, and this can come in many different forms. Just to give a few examples of partnerships outside of the traditional alliances:
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
