Star Alliance saving customers 100 million USD annually
STAR ALLIANCE SAVING CUSTOMERS $100 MILLION ANNUALLY New University of Illinois study credits Star Alliance with saving customers 100 million USD annually as a result of the combination of code- sharing and anti-trust immunity that some members of Star Alliance currently hold. The study, based on international fare data compiled by the United States Department of Transportation during the third quarter of 1999, found that customers flying itineraries involving two allied carriers benefited from lower fares. In the specific case of itineraries involving two allied airlines that both code-