SkyTeam Members 2026: Every Airline (Delta, Air France, KLM)

SkyTeam is the alliance with Delta, Air France, KLM, Korean Air, and, more recently, Virgin Atlantic and SAS. If you collect almost any kind of bank points, you can probably reach it through Flying Blue. Here's the member list, quick answers on who's in and who isn't, and how I'd book it.

Last updated: November 9, 2026

Quick answer: SkyTeam has 18 active member airlines. Delta, Air France, and KLM are all SkyTeam members. None of them are in Star Alliance.

Is it in SkyTeam?

These are the airlines people ask about most:

• Delta: Yes. Delta is a founding SkyTeam member, not Star Alliance.
• Air France: Yes. Air France is SkyTeam, not Star Alliance.
• KLM: Yes. KLM is SkyTeam, not Star Alliance.
• Korean Air: Yes.
• Virgin Atlantic: Yes. It joined in 2023.
• SAS: Yes. It moved over from Star Alliance in September 2024.
• Aeromexico: Yes.
• Air Europa: Yes.
• China Airlines: Yes.
• Vietnam Airlines: Yes.
• Asiana: No. It's in Star Alliance until the end of December 16, 2026 (Korea time), and Korean Air absorbs it on December 17.
• ITA Airways: No. It left SkyTeam in April 2025 and joined Star Alliance on April 1, 2026.
• LATAM: No. It isn't in any alliance, though it works closely with Delta.
• British Airways: No. It's in oneworld.
• Emirates: No. It isn't in any alliance.

New to this? Start with my alliances explainer.

SkyTeam members

That's 18 airlines. SkyTeam's own member page also shows Aeroflot, marked as suspended, so I've left it off. ITA Airways used to be in SkyTeam but left in April 2025 and is now in Star Alliance. Turkish Airlines has bought a minority stake in Air Europa, but Air Europa is still listed as a SkyTeam member.

Korean Air is the one to watch. Asiana leaves Star Alliance at the end of December 16, 2026 (Korea time), and Korean Air absorbs it the next day. If you have Asiana miles or Asiana flights booked for late December, check both airlines' notices before you travel.

Not in SkyTeam

See Star Alliance explained and oneworld explained for those airlines. Emirates gets its own guide.

Best programs for booking SkyTeam flights

Flying Blue is the big one, since all four of the big banks transfer to it. It runs monthly Promo Rewards and books most SkyTeam partners. I've written a full Flying Blue guide if you want the details. Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is worth checking for Delta and Air France flights. Capital One lists Virgin Red, which is Virgin's wider rewards club, instead of Flying Club. Korean Air SKYPASS isn't on the Amex, Chase, Citi, or Capital One lists.

Delta SkyMiles is easy to earn with Amex, but Delta doesn't publish an award chart, so prices change a lot. Amex also charges a small excise tax offset fee when you transfer to a US airline like Delta. A non-US program like Flying Blue or Virgin Atlantic can sometimes book the same Delta seat without that fee.

Most transfers here are 1:1, but Amex gives Aeromexico more than one mile per point, and Citi's no-annual-fee cards get less than its premium cards. Check your issuer's transfer screen before you move anything.

I haven't quoted award prices here because I only use numbers from official award charts, and Flying Blue and SkyMiles price dynamically. Check the program's own search before you transfer.

Finding the seats

Flying Blue lets you build a trip with an open jaw, and my guide to award stopovers and open jaws shows how. For the search itself, my guide on how to search for award flights walks through it step by step.

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