Value Alliance is an airline alliance formed in May 2016. It is the world's second alliance, after the U-FLY Alliance, to consist only of low-cost carriers (LCCs). It is the first pan-regional LCC alliance. It comprises five, originally eight, Asia-Pacific airlines: Cebu Pacific, Cebgo, Jeju Air, Nok Air and Scoot.
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| Launch date | 16 May 2016[1] |
|---|---|
| Full members | 5 |
| Destination airports | 187 |
| Destination countries | 30 |
| Annual passengers (M) | 92 |
| Fleet size | 184 |
| Alliance slogan | Asia Pacific's Best Value Airlines [2] |
| Website | valuealliance.com |
Value Alliance is the fourth-largest airline alliance in terms of passengers, flights, destinations, combined fleet and members, ahead of U-FLY Alliance and Vanilla Alliance.[3]
The offical websites have now been closed. Value Alliance is inactive.[when?]
History
editThe Value Alliance was established by eight airlines in the Asia-Pacific region on 16 May 2016.[4] The alliance allows passengers to book flights with all of the eight carriers through each partner website, to create itineraries across the region through a single booking.[5] The combined carriers collectively serve more than 160 destinations, primarily in the Asia-Pacific region,[5] with a total fleet of 176 aircraft and an annual passenger total of 47 million in 2015.[6]
Member airlines
editCurrent members
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As of June 2020[update], the following airlines are members of Value Alliance:[6]
| Member airline | Joined | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Cebu Pacific
|
16 May 2016 | |
| Cebgo
|
16 May 2016 | A subsidiary of Cebu Pacific |
 Jeju Air
|
16 May 2016 | |
 Nok Air
|
16 May 2016 | |
 Scoot
|
16 May 2016 |
Former members
edit| Member airline | Joined | Exited | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NokScoot
|
16 May 2016 | 26 June 2020 | Liquidated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
 Tigerair Australia
|
16 May 2016 | 2018 | Operations suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Tigerair
|
16 May 2016 | 25 July 2017 | Merged into Scoot on 25 July 2017. |
 Vanilla Air
|
16 May 2016 | 30 March 2019[7] | Merged into Peach Aviation on 26 October 2019. |
References
edit- ^ "Cebu Pacific Air – Why everyone flies". Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-09-09., CEB joins world’s first pan-regional LCC alliance.
- ^ Value Alliance Home
- ^ 8 Asian airlines form new alliance.
- ^ Middleton, Rachel (17 May 2016). "Eight budget airlines in Asia Pacific form world's largest alliance of low-cost carriers". International Business Times. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ a b Freed, Jamie (17 May 2016). "Tigerair Australia, Scoot and other budget carriers team up for alliance". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Value Alliance - About". www.valuealliance.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Withdrawal from Value Alliance". Vanilla Air. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
External links
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