Alliance Vanille Carriers

Different airlines have partnered up to created their own code share partners which allow passengers to collect / use points on different airlines, travel agents to issue tickets in one format, allow passengers to check their luggage all the way through to their destination, and more.

The largest of these alliances is Star Alliance and they include:

JP - Adria Airways - Slovenia

A3 - Aegean Airlines - Greece • Olympic Air

AC - Air Canada - Canada • Air Canada Express • Air Canada Rouge

CA - Air China - China • Dalian Airlines

AI - Air India - India • Air India Regional

NZ - Air New Zealand - New Zealand • Air New Zealand Link

NH - All Nippon Airways - Japan

OZ - Asiana Airlines - South Korea

OS - Austrian Airlines - Austria

AV - Avianca - Columbia • Avianca Brazil • Avianca Costa Rica • Avianca Ecuador • Avianca El Salvador • Avianca Guatemala • Avianca Honduras • Avianca Nicaragua • Avianca Peru

SN - Brussels Airlines - Brussels

CM - Compania "Copa" Airlines - Panama • Copa Airlines Colombia

OU - Croatia Airlines - Croatia

MS - EgyptAir - Egypt • EgyptAir Express • Air Sinai

ET - Ethiopian Airlines - Ethiopia

BR - EVA Air - Taiwan • Uni Air

LO - LOT Polish Airlines - Poland

LH - Lufthansa - Germany • Air Dolomiti • Lufthansa CityLine • Lufthansa Regional

SK - SAS Scandinavian Airlines - Sweden • Blue

ZH - Shenzhen Airlines - China

SQ - Singapore Airlines - Singapore

SA - South African Airways - South Africa • Airlink • Mango • South African Express

LX - SWISS International Air Lines - Switzerland • Edelweiss Air • Swiss Global Air Lines

TP - TAP Portugal - Portugal • PGA Express • Portugalia

TG - Thai Airways International - Thailand

TK - Turkish Airlines - Turkey • Anadolu Jet • Turkey Sun Express

UA - United Airlines - USA • United Express

The second largest of these alliances is One World and they include:

AB - Air Berlin - Germany • Niki

AA - American Airlines - USA • American Eagle

BA - British Airways - England • BA CityFlyer • British Airways Limited • Comair • OpenSkies • Sun-Air

CX - Cathay Pacific - Hong Kong • Dragonair

AY - Finnair - Finland • Nordic Regional Airlines

IB - Iberia - Spain • Air Nostrum • Iberia Express • Iberia Regional

JL - Japan Airlines - Japan • J-Air • Japan Transocean Air

XL - LAN Airlines - Ecuador • LAN Argentina • LAN Ecuador • LAN Express • LAN Peru • LAN Colombia

MH - Malaysia Airlines - Malaysia

QF - Qantas - Australia • Jetconnect • QantasLink

QR - Qatar Airways - Qatar

RJ - Alia Royal Jordanian - Jordan

S7 - Siberia Airlines - Russia • Globus Airlines

UL - SriLankan Airlines - Sri Lanka

JJ - TAM Airlines - Brazil • TAM Paraguay

The third largest of these alliances is SkyTeam and they include:

SU - Aeroflot - Russia

AR - Aerolíneas Argentinas - Argentina • Austral Líneas Aéreas

AM - Aeromexico - Mexico • Aeroméxico Connect

UX - Air Europa - Spain

AF - Air France - France

AZ - Alitalia - Italy

CI - China Airlines - China • Mandarin Airlines

MU - China Eastern Airlines - China • Shanghai Airlines

CZ - China Southern Airlines - China

OK - Czech Airlines - Czech Republic

DL - Delta Air Lines - USA • Delta Connection • Delta Shuttle

GA - Garuda Indonesia - Indonesia

KQ - Kenya Airways - Kenya

KL - KLM - Netherlands • KLM Cityhopper

KE - Korean Air - Korea

ME - Middle East Airlines - Lebanon

SV - Saudi Arabian Airlines - Saudi Arabia

RO - TAROM - Romania

VN - Vietnam Airlines - Vietnam

MF - Xiamen Airlines - China

The smallest of these alliances is Alliance Vanille and they include:

MD - Air Madagascar - Madagascar

UU - Air Austral - France

MK - Air Mauritius - Mauritius

HM - Air Seychelles - Seychelles

I7 - Int'Air Iles - Anjouan

Although the groups we have talked about above, of the four alliances there are a bunch of carriers that are independent. This allows them negotiating power and saves them money on fees. While the following airlines are not part of any alliance, some of them still have the same agreements for baggage and code sharing that they would if they were part of an alliance (ex. Westjet has a baggage agreement and code shares with Delta Airlines).

AS - Alaska Airlines - USA

HA - Hawaiian Airlines - Hawaii, USA

JM - Air Jamaica - Jamaica

LX - Swiss Air - Switzerland

LY - EL AL Israel Airlines - Israel

OA - Olympic Airways - Greece

PK - PIA Pakistan International - Pakistan

RG - Varig - Brazil

TP - TAP Air Portugal - Portugal

TS - Air Transat - Canada

WS - WestJet - Canada

EI - Aer Lingus - Ireland

TN - Air Tahiti Nui - French Polynesia

K8 - Interjet - Mexico

AT - Royal Air Maroc - Morocco

G3 - Gol Transportes Aéreos - Brazil

MR - Hunnu Air - Mongolia

HY - Uzbekistan Airways - Uzbekistan

VS - Virgin Atlantic - UK

FI - Icelandair - Iceland

VX - Virgin America - USA

VA - Virgin Australia - Australia