Now this news really has been a long time coming! Finally, after years of trying to figure out multi-city itineraries using multiple Star Alliance airlines manually in a very long-winded way and Star Alliance’s awful online system, Star Alliance has partnered with Skyscanner to allow travellers visiting the Star Alliance website to search for flights, view airfares and book them directly with its member airlines.
This feature, easily accessible alongside the popular lounge finder, flight status and other journey-related services, utilises Skyscanner’s fare search, linking directly to the alliance’s member carrier websites for purchase.
The website, which complements the individual websites of its 28 member airlines, in nine languages, has simultaneously undergone a major makeover. The overall layout is brighter, more user-friendly (hooray!) and provides shorter paths to its most popular features across both desktop and mobile devices.
With more than 18,800 daily flights to over 1,300 airport destinations in 193 countries, the alliance now offers coverage to 98% of the world. The new capabilities also allow customers to find global connections that best meet their travel needs.
Star Alliance are saying they are “responding to alliance customers’ feedback”, so it seems they’ve finally listened to us and stepped up their online service. Jeremy Drury, Director Digital says “Anything that is bookable on our member airlines’ websites can now be reached through our site”.