SkyTeam is a popular topic at the Australian Frequent Flyer. In this category we provide tips and tricks about Skyteam and its member carriers including Delta, Garuda Indonesia, Air France and KLM. Frequent flyers can earn and redeem points across member carriers while enjoying exclusive benefits like shared lounges. Find tips and advice on travelling with SkyTeam airlines and the alliance below.
Buying points from Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and redeeming them for award travel across Virgin Atlantic's partner airline network, including the SkyTeam alliance, can be great value. Plus, right now you can get up to 70% bonus points on purchases.
SkyTeam Elite Plus members will finally be able to access selected lounges when flying on domestic tickets from 1 April 2025.
SAS has launched an epic new promotion, offering a million EuroBonus points to members who try out at least 15 different SkyTeam member airlines by the end of this year. This has all the hallmarks of a great loyalty promo.
Thanks to the new ITA Airways Volare status match, your Qantas Gold or Platinum status could be your ticket to SkyTeam Elite Plus status until December 2025.
Leverage your Qantas or Velocity Frequent Flyer Platinum status to get up to a year of Garuda Indonesia Platinum VIP status, with benefits across the SkyTeam alliance.
You can book up to five Garuda Indonesia Business Class seats on flights from Melbourne and Sydney to Bali or Jakarta, using Virgin Atlantic Flying Club points.
Delta's new 2024 SkyMiles Medallion Status Match Challenge offers a shortcut to elite status on Delta Air Lines and the SkyTeam alliance.
Italy's flag carrier ITA Airways joined the SkyTeam alliance in 2021. Most other SkyTeam airlines still don't recognise its membership.
Virgin Atlantic (not to be confused with Virgin Australia!) has announced that it will join the SkyTeam alliance in early 2023. This is great news for Virgin Atlantic Flying Club members, who will soon be able to earn and redeem Virgin Atlantic points across the SkyTeam alliance. Virgin Atlantic Flying Club members will also be … Continued
Italy’s new flag carrier ITA Airways has joined the SkyTeam alliance, replacing the void left by the exit of its predecessor Alitalia. ITA Airways took over operations from Alitalia on 15 October 2021. At the time, it wasn’t yet clear whether ITA Airways would take Alitalia’s place in the SkyTeam alliance. But it was widely … Continued
If you want to fly with the SkyTeam alliance, but aren’t flying to or from a member airline’s hub airport, it can be worth looking for SkyTeam fifth-freedom routes. These are tag flights that neither start nor end in the operating carrier’s home country. 11 of the 19 SkyTeam member airlines operate 34 fifth-freedom flights all around … Continued
Many Australians have status with Qantas or Virgin Australia. But very few Australians are even members of a SkyTeam frequent flyer program – let alone have SkyTeam status. The good news is that earning SkyTeam status is not that difficult. And holding SkyTeam Elite Plus status can be very handy if you ever fly with … Continued