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SkyTeam is the world's second largest airline alliance. Its headquarters are on the grounds of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol near Amsterdam, Netherlands. SkyTeam was founded or established in 2000 by five airlines, Aeroméxico, Air France, Delta Air Lines, and Korean Air. It was the last of the three major airline alliances to be established after Star Alliance and Oneworld. Though it was the last of three airline alliances to be established it is second only behind Star Alliance by number of passengers and number of member airlines. As of December 2013, SkyTeam is made up of 19 airlines from five continents, and operates with the slogan "Caring more about you".

SkyTeam flies to more than 1,000 destinations in 178 countries, and operates some 15,200 daily flights with a combined fleet of over 4,300 aircraft, including associate carriers. As of June 2013, the alliance and its members had a total workforce of 452,590; furthermore, it had 530 lounges worldwide to serve 569 million annual passengers.

Members

The four founding members of SkyTeam are Aeroméxico, Air France, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air.
Member airline Joined
Russia Aeroflot 14 April 2006
Argentina Aerolíneas Argentinas 29 August 2012
Mexico Aeroméxico 22 June 2000
Spain Air Europa 4 September 2007
France Air France 22 June 2000
Italy Alitalia 13 January 2009
Republic of China China Airlines 28 September 2011
People's Republic of China China Eastern Airlines 21 June 2011
People's Republic of China China Southern Airlines 15 November 2007
Czech Republic Czech Airlines 25 March 2001
United States Delta Air Lines 22 June 2000
Kenya Kenya Airways 4 September 2007
Netherlands KLM 13 September 2004
South Korea Korean Air 22 June 2000
Lebanon Middle East Airlines 28 June 2012
Saudi Arabia Saudia 29 May 2012
Romania TAROM 25 June 2010
Vietnam Vietnam Airlines 10 June 2010
People's Republic of China Xiamen Airlines 21 November 2012

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