Star Alliance opened its passenger and baggage expedite service at Toronto Pearson International last month, bringing personalised and streamlined transfer handling to passengers with tight connections between two Star Alliance flights to its fifth network hub. Branded as Star Alliance Connection Service, the program launched at Chicago O’Hare International in 2017 and has since expanded to Star Alliance hubs at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental, and Germany’s Frankfurt and Munich airports. Star is ramping-up marketing for the connection service; the alliance has made efforts in recent years to increase customer awareness of its benefits, which reach across its 28 airline members. The alliance has been operating connection centres for over a decade; 11 Star hubs are now equipped with connection centres. <br/>