{"id":30273,"date":"2023-02-09T05:11:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T05:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/09\/virgin-atlantic-to-join-skyteam-on-march-2-heres-what-this-could-mean-for-existing-elites\/"},"modified":"2023-02-09T05:11:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T05:11:23","slug":"virgin-atlantic-to-affix-skyteam-on-march-2-this-is-what-this-might-imply-for-current-elites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/09\/virgin-atlantic-to-affix-skyteam-on-march-2-this-is-what-this-might-imply-for-current-elites\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Atlantic to affix SkyTeam on March 2 \u2014 this is what this might imply for current elites"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s official \u2014 Virgin Atlantic<\/a> will be part of SkyTeam in lower than a month. Virgin Atlantic’s CEO Shai Weiss formally informed TPG that the London-based airline will be part of the 18-member alliance March 2.<\/p>\n

Since Virgin Atlantic fashioned a three way partnership with Delta Air Lines<\/a>, Air France<\/a> and KLM<\/a> in 2019, there was hypothesis that Virgin Atlantic would be part of SkyTeam; nevertheless, this wasn’t confirmed till September 2022<\/a>. For reference, Delta owns 49% of Virgin Atlantic.<\/p>\n

Other outstanding SkyTeam carriers embrace Aeromexico<\/a>, China Airlines and Korean Air<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s what Virgin Atlantic’s membership in SkyTeam might imply for elite members.<\/p>\n

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