Which alliance is China Southern Airlines?
China Southern Airlines is SkyTeam. Founded in 2000, SkyTeam has 20 member companies around the world. In addition to China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary Shanghai Airlines Co., Ltd. and Xiamen Airlines Co., Ltd., which is controlled by China Southern Airlines, have also joined the alliance. China Southern Airlines withdrew from SkyTeam on June 65438+1 October1,2020, and announced that it had no intention to join the airline alliance before May 5438+0, 2026. China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as China Southern Airlines), headquartered in Guangzhou, was established on March 25th, 1995. With the blue vertical tail inlaid with red kapok as the company logo, it is the airline with the largest number of transport planes, the most developed route network and the largest annual passenger traffic in China. China Southern's annual passenger traffic ranks first in Asia and third in the world. With the largest fleet in Asia and the fourth in the world, it is the first airline in the world to operate Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 at the same time. It is the civil airline with the largest number of flights, the densest route network and the largest annual passenger traffic in China.