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January Issue
January Issue
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SkyTeam operates more than<br />
17,000 departures a day to 1,080<br />
destinations in 177 countries, and<br />
offers SkyTeam members 750<br />
lounges in airports worldwide.<br />
SkyTeam<br />
SAFARI NJEMA / 83<br />
✈ Founded in June 2000, SkyTeam is a<br />
major airline alliance that consists of 20<br />
carriers from 5 continents.<br />
<strong>2019</strong><br />
Another Exciting Year<br />
for SkyTeam<br />
January is a month to start afresh<br />
and look ahead, so we’ve decided<br />
to reveal just a little of what you<br />
can expect from SkyTeam and its<br />
member airlines in <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
This month, Garuda Indonesia celebrates<br />
70 years in the sky, while Xiamen<br />
Air becomes 35 in July. In <strong>2019</strong>, Korean<br />
Air turns 50, China Airlines becomes<br />
60, Air France and Aeromexico both<br />
reach 85 and KLM, one of the world’s<br />
longest-operating airlines, will celebrate<br />
its centenary in October. As for Sky-<br />
Team, we turn 19 on 22 June.<br />
Anniversaries aside, there are plenty<br />
more developments to look forward to<br />
in the coming months. Customers flying<br />
with Middle East Airlines from Beirut<br />
will be among the first to see its brandnew<br />
airport expansion; keep an eye out<br />
for updates as we countdown to the<br />
grand opening.<br />
SkyTeam launched its very first lounge<br />
in London’s Heathrow Airport in 2009,<br />
so this year marks our 10th year of<br />
lounges, and the good news is that we<br />
have no plans to slow down; in fact,<br />
we’re adding more! This year will see<br />
brand-new facilities open in Santiago<br />
and Istanbul New Airport, giving you<br />
more opportunities than ever to work,<br />
call loved ones or simply unwind before<br />
your flight.<br />
Elsewhere, Air Europa will give customers<br />
more choice and add two new routes<br />
to its offering: Panama from February<br />
and Iguazu from June. The airline will<br />
also grow its fleet with five new Boeing<br />
787-9s and its first three Boeing 737<br />
MAXs.<br />
They’re not the only ones: China Eastern<br />
Airlines and Aeromexico will also sign<br />
for new aircraft. And the latter has rolled<br />
out a carefully crafted new menu for<br />
Business Class customers on Europebound<br />
flights.<br />
~ This is only a taste of what’s to come this year,<br />
follow us on Instagram @skyteamalliance on<br />
Facebook @SkyTeam or visit skyteam.com.
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