Star Alliance puts Air India membership on hold
The Star Alliance has stalled the integration of Air India after it failed to meet the membership criteria.
The airline alliance first announced plans to welcome the carrier as a new member in 2007 but Air India failed to meet a July 31 deadline to meet minimum standards of its joining contract.
In a statement Star Alliance CEO Jaan Albrecht said: “With the collective decision to put the integration efforts on hold today we aim to contribute to Air India’s flexibility to concentrate on its ongoing strategic reorientation.
“In this process our member carriers will continue to provide assistance to Air India wherever required.”
Bev
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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