Alliance

Sky Team

Last approved July 26, 2026Revision 612b5c77

Member airlines

SkyTeam was founded in 2000 and currently has 18 active member airlines.[1]

CountryAirlineJoined
Flag of Argentina ArgentinaAerolíneas Argentinas2012
Flag of Mexico MexicoAeroméxicoFounding member
Flag of Spain SpainAir Europa2007
Flag of France FranceAir FranceFounding member
Flag of Taiwan TaiwanChina Airlines2011
Flag of China ChinaChina Eastern Airlines2011
Flag of United States United StatesDelta Air LinesFounding member
Flag of Indonesia IndonesiaGaruda Indonesia2014
Flag of Kenya KenyaKenya Airways2007
Flag of Netherlands NetherlandsKLM Royal Dutch Airlines2004
Flag of South Korea South KoreaKorean AirFounding member
Flag of Lebanon LebanonMiddle East Airlines2012
Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi ArabiaSaudia2012
Flag of Denmark Denmark, Flag of Norway Norway and Flag of Sweden SwedenScandinavian Airlines2024
Flag of Romania RomaniaTAROM2010
Flag of Vietnam VietnamVietnam Airlines2010
Flag of United Kingdom United KingdomVirgin Atlantic2023
Flag of China ChinaXiamenAir2012

Virgin Atlantic became SkyTeam's first member airline based in the United Kingdom when it joined on 2 March 2023.[2]

Scandinavian Airlines joined SkyTeam on 1 September 2024 after leaving Star Alliance.[3]

Suspended member

CountryAirlineJoinedStatus
Flag of Russia RussiaAeroflot2006Membership suspended in 2022

SkyTeam and Aeroflot agreed to suspend the airline's membership in April 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]

Former members

CountryAirlineMembershipReason for leaving
Flag of Italy ItalyAlitalia2001–2021Ceased operations
Flag of China ChinaChina Southern Airlines2007–2018Left the alliance
Flag of United States United StatesContinental Airlines2004–2009Joined Star Alliance and later merged with United Airlines

Alitalia left SkyTeam when it ceased operations in October 2021.

China Southern Airlines ended its SkyTeam membership on 31 December 2018.

Continental Airlines left SkyTeam in 2009 and joined Star Alliance before completing its merger with United Airlines in 2010.

Sources

  1. https://www.skyteam.com/en/about/our-members
  2. https://www.skyteam.com/en/about/press-releases/press-releases-2023/virgin-altantic-to-join-skyteam-alliance-today
  3. https://www.skyteam.com/en/about/press-releases/press-releases-2024/sas-officially-joins-skyteam
  4. https://www.skyteam.com/en/about/press-releases/press-releases-2022/skyteam-and-aeroflot