Air India's revenue to go up after tie-up with Star Alliance

June 24, 2014 14:39

Air India is expecting a two-three per cent gain in revenue due to wider commercial partnerships and integration of its frequent flyer programme with 26 member airlines of the Star Alliance.

On Monday board members of Star Alliance met in London to vote on Air India's induction into the group.

A formal announcement on Air India's induction into the alliance is expected at a press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Star Alliance is the largest of three global airline alliances and includes Lufthansa, Swiss, United, Singapore Airlines as it members. Air India's membership into the Star Alliance was put on hold in 2011 and was initiated afresh last December. Read

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