Air New Zealand and Ansett Australia Join Star Alliance, `The Airline Network for Earth'.MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 1999--Star Alliance member airlines Tuesday welcomed Ansett Australia “Ansett” redirects here. For other uses, see Ansett (disambiguation). Ansett Australia or Ansett was a major Australian domestic and international airline, flying passengers around Australia and to destinations in Asia at its height in 1996. and Air New Zealand Parameter not given Error... ''Template needs its first parameter as beg[in], mid[dle], or end. Parameter not given Error... into their global network, now extending to more than 720 destinations in more than 100 countries. The move into Australia and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. has strengthened the world's first global marketing alliance among airlines, launched in 1997, by extending coverage in the Australasian region and increasing the choices available to travelers. The Star Alliance network brings together airlines and largely complementary rather than overlapping routes. For travelers around the world, the new airline partners open up a wide range of connections in Australia, New Zealand and throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Australian and New Zealand inbound tourism will benefit through the Star Alliance. Member airlines will have marketing opportunities to recommend Ansett and Air New Zealand to their own customers. Star Alliance Brings Enhanced Benefits to Customers Frequent flyer frequent flyer Hospital practice A popular term for a Pt who is regularly admitted to a particular ER or health care facility, for various reasons miles accumulated on flights offered by Ansett and Air New Zealand will be counted toward Star Gold and Star Silver status in the Star Alliance frequent flyer plan a traveler already belongs to. Additionally, flight miles on Star Alliance member carriers, which are Air Canada, Lufthansa, SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. , Thai, United and VARIG VARIG Viação Aérea Rio Grandense SA (Brazilian Airline) , will earn points and higher status in Air New Zealand's Air Points program, and Ansett's Global Rewards program. Higher status is recognized by all Star Alliance members and guarantees special treatment from all member airlines to all Star Alliance destinations This is a list of Star Alliance destinations, including city and airport, compiled from the destinations of its 18 members and 3 regional carriers. When airports have a 2-letter code in parentheses behind them, this indicates the IATA airline designator for the Star Alliance . Benefits include lounge access, priority check-in and priority baggage handling. All passengers on Star Alliance airlines enjoy the benefits of hassle-free and seamless air travel -- efficiencies resulting from a carefully integrated network A network that supports both data and voice and/or different networking protocols. See converged network and new public network. . When transferring between Star Alliance airlines, passengers will receive boarding passes to their final destinations, and flight schedules are being refined to reduce connection times between Star Alliance carriers. Star Alliance airlines have worked together closely for two years, giving them an important head start in providing these benefits to airline travelers. The Star Alliance will continue to expand. All Nippon Airways of Japan will join Star Alliance in October 1999. More information on the Star Alliance network is available at www.star-alliance.com.au. Ansett Australia, with more destinations in Australia than any airline, offers award-winning service with a distinctly Australian flair. Ansett also serves Fiji and international destinations in Asia. Visit Ansett Australia at www.ansett.com.au. Consistently rated among the world's top six international airlines by the readers of both Conde Nast Traveler and Travel & Leisure magazines, Air New Zealand offers non-stop flights from Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. to Sydney, Auckland, London, Frankfurt, Tahiti, Fiji, and direct service to many other South Pacific destinations. Visit Air New Zealand online at www.airnz.com. For Ansett Australia and Air New Zealand reservations in the United States, call 800/262-1234. We look forward to welcoming you aboard soon. |
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