The European Commission recently approved Lufthansa Group's transaction to acquire a minority stake of 41% in ITA Airways. As a result, ITA Airways is now a member of the Lufthansa Group.
As part of the acquisition, the Lufthansa Group is working to have ITA Airways join Star Alliance, upon departure of SkyTeam.
"In a few weeks, ITA Airways frequent flyers will be able to collect their points or miles either in ITA Airways' existing “Volare” program or already in Miles & More, the Lufthansa Group's loyalty program. In addition, Miles & More participants will have the opportunity to earn and redeem miles on ITA Airways flights. Further collaborations, such as joint codeshare connections, mutual use of the respective lounges, and the planned admission to the Star Alliance aviation alliance, are to follow successively." For more details, click here.
