Virgin joining SkyTeam alliance

Virgin Atlantic is to become the first UK airline to join the SkyTeam global airline alliance in a move it said would boost its transatlantic services. Customers will be able to book across 1,000 global destinations in over 170 countries, with SkyTeam member flights bookable on a single ticket, meaning checking in with baggage will be needed “just once” through to final destination, Virgin said. The carrier joined the alliance after its “successful transatlantic joint venture with Delta and Air France-KLM”, both members of  SkyTeam alongside airlines such as Aeromexico and China Eastern. “We want to reward those who choose