Originally Posted by
The Saint
The OneWorld Alliance is a marketing gimmick.
It consists of little more than sticking the logo on the members planes (and some of their boarding passes). It's very good at helping the members financially - cross alliance e-ticketing and codeshares etc., but when it comes to making any tangible improvement to the pax experience, forget it.
For example, from my recent experience, BA unable (or unwilling) to issue BP for an AA connection; BA staff at SYD refusing to assist with a BA codeshare ops by QF ("Go to the QF desk!).
the ONLY airline that reflects the true spirit of the Oneworld Alliance is CX! I never once had issues regarding Oneworld Interlining, checkins, lounge access with them (yes I am CX DM, but even for all my colleagues that are QFFP or BAEC)
WT F does the staff still have the check the stupid card for access rights of an Emerald Oneworld pax (on BA!)