Date set for Continental’s alliance switch
Continental Airlines will join the Star Alliance on October 27.
The airline, currently a member of SkyTeam, will end its participation after its last scheduled flight three days before.
The airline said the move, originally announced in June 2008, will “enhance travel options and competition”.
It said its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport will play a particularly important role for Star Alliance travelers.
When the transition to Star Alliance occurs, OnePass members will begin earning base miles and Elite Qualification Miles/Points and be able to redeem miles on Star Alliance airlines.
By Bev Fearis
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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