China Airlines Joins SkyTeam

China Airlines Ltd, Taiwan's flag carrier, has announced that it has started the process leading to full entry into the SkyTeam airline alliance.

The carrier said that the process is expected to be completed by mid-2011 and the announcement came just a few months after China Eastern signed an agreement to join SkyTeam.

According to Leo van Wijk, the chairman of the alliance's board, the inclusion of China Airlines in their network will solidify SkyTeam's unrivalled presence in the Greater China market, a region that continues to experience significant economic growth.

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