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May 26, 2009 (newstodate): By 2010, Russia's S7 Airline will become member of the oneworld airline alliance.
As a first step, S7's route network will be added from June 1, 2009, to the Global Explorer round-the-world fare offered by all existing 10 oneworld member airlines and selected carriers that are not part of the alliance.
British Airways will support S7 through its 18-month alliance implementation program, as its oneworld sponsor.
S7 serves 72 destinations worldwide, including 38 in Russia, and will add new 54 cities to the oneworld map, of which 35 are in Russia.
S7 will also bring eight countries onto the alliance's network, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Its main Russian competitor, Aeroflot joined SkyTeam in April 2006.
As a first step, S7's route network will be added from June 1, 2009, to the Global Explorer round-the-world fare offered by all existing 10 oneworld member airlines and selected carriers that are not part of the alliance.
British Airways will support S7 through its 18-month alliance implementation program, as its oneworld sponsor.
S7 serves 72 destinations worldwide, including 38 in Russia, and will add new 54 cities to the oneworld map, of which 35 are in Russia.
S7 will also bring eight countries onto the alliance's network, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Its main Russian competitor, Aeroflot joined SkyTeam in April 2006.