STAR ALLIANCE Navigator Ipad App Wins RED DOT (BILD)

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The Star Alliance Navigator app for the iPad has received the
prestigious Red Dot at the Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2013
competition, one of the largest and most acclaimed international
design contests.

The judges based their decision on the fact that the Navigator app
for the iPad sets a new industry benchmark with regards to iPad
design, customer experience and technology. This is underlined by the
state-of-the-art animated and interactive 3D globe featured in the
app.

The international jury spent several days evaluating approximately
6,800 entries live and on site. Only the best works are rewarded with
the quality seal for design. This year, the Red Dot jury granted 509
Red Dot awards for exceptional creative achievements in the field of
communication design.

"The jury was once again impressed by many of the entries.
However, only works which manage to stand out from the crowd, showing
a high market potential and economic visibility, were able to win a
Red Dot", says Prof. Dr. Peter Zec, initiator and CEO of Red Dot.

"Receiving the prestigious Red Dot is a real honour for us. Being
recognised by the experts that make up the Red Dot jury is a true
endorsement of the Star Alliance brand. It is also testimony to the
fact that our brand continues to be of contemporary nature,
reflecting our innovativeness and conveying our high quality
standards and messages in today's digital world", said Horst
Findeisen, VP Commercial and Business Development at Star Alliance.

The Star Alliance Navigator app for the iPad was launched in May
this year and forms part of the Alliance's strategy of providing easy
mobile access to its products and services.

The hallmark of the new tool is an interactive 3D globe which
visually depicts the 28 airline network of more than 21,900 daily
flights covering 1,328 world-wide destinations. Using the app,
customers access a variety of Alliance travel services, as for
example Flight Search - covering flight schedules for all Star
Alliance member airlines, Flight Status - tracking any Star Alliance
member airline flight and Lounge Finder - providing details of the
more than 1,000 lounges offered by Star Alliance and its member
airlines. In addition, the "My Trip" feature, which is unique to the
app, enables customers to store and monitor their Alliance flight
itineraries.

The app was created by SapientNitro and can be downloaded via
www.staralliance.com or directly from the App store.

The Red Dot winners will be honoured at a festive award ceremony
to be held on October 18th, 2013 at the Konzerthaus Berlin, Germany.
All award-winning works will be showcased at the Umspannwerk at
Berlin Alexanderplatz October 19th - 20th, 2013.

About Star Alliance:

The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first
truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition
and seamless service to the international traveller. Its acceptance
by the market has been recognised by numerous awards, including the
Air Transport World Market Leadership Award and Best Airline Alliance
by both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax. The member airlines
are: Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air New
Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, Brussels Airlines,
Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA
Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen
Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SWISS, TAM
Airlines, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI, United and US
Airways. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers more than 21,900
daily flights to 1,328 airports in 195 countries.

About the Red Dot Design Award:

The Red Dot Design Award is one of the world's largest design
competitions. The Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen started
honouring excellent design in 1954. The sought-after Red Dot has
become established as an internationally recognised seal of quality
and is now awarded in the disciplines of product design, design
concept and communication design. For further information visit
http://www.red-dot.de/press

For further information please contact:
Star Alliance Press Office Tel: +49 69 96375 183 Fax: +49 69 96375
683, Email: mediarelations@staralliance.com www.staralliance.com