ITA Airways starts Star Alliance integration

Lufthansa Group has provided another update on the integration of ITA Airways into the group, with the Italian airline, which will leave SkyTeam on April 30, receiving executives’ approval to join Star Alliance.<br/>In a statement on April 2, Lufthansa Group detailed that the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board (CEB) approved the process to start ITA Airways’ integration into the airline alliance. Lufthansa Group and its network carriers, namely Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, and Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), are part of Star Alliance, with notable members being Air Canada, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, and others. “The onboarding process will now move at full throttle,” Lufthansa Group said, adding that ITA Airways should be joining Star Alliance in early 2026. The group is helping the Italian carrier through the process, it stated. Dieter Vranckx, the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Lufthansa Group, expressed pride that ITA Airways will become the group’s fifth network airline to join the alliance and, as the mentor of the Italian carrier, Lufthansa Group will attempt its best to ensure a smooth process.<br/>