Most of us are familiar with Star Alliance, OneWorld, and SkyTeam, which were founded in 1997, 1999, and 2000, respectively. They allow member airlines to offer connections to more destinations, as well as other perks like reciprocal elite status benefits and the ability to earn and redeem frequent flyer miles on partner airlines. More recently,…
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U- Fly alliance is a translation by pronunciation. Direct Chinese translation would be "Premium Travel Alliance". Think they did it o.k, though even with the U-Fly.
I have flown Nok many times in Thailand . Fifty minutes in the plane compared to seven or eight hours on the bus , sometimes for as little as $32 . Easy choice . I flew Thai AirAsia one round trip .
Rude , late , even more crowded .
I have no experience with the other members of Value Alliance . Eventually I will give them a try .
For the money , Nok is okay .
BTW Nok means bird .
What about EY-partners? I think people deserve to know that!!
And yes, @Dalo, NokAir over FD any day!!!
I would guess Value Alliance is formed to compete with AirAsia group of airlines. There are so many AirAsia(X) out there.
@Dalo, I would guess that because Nok is usually a bit more expensive than FD.
The Value Alliance (and the others to a degree) seem to be nothing more than something existing on paper; no distinguishable passenger benefits like one of the big-three alliances. Seems to me to be rather pointless.