Feb 23, 2016, 9:28 am
Last edit by: JAXBA
FAQ
When is [insert airline here] joining oneworld???
Which airlines are lined up to join?
See list below and https://www.oneworld.com/member-airlines/overview
Another useful page for official announcements is: https://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews
Current members elect (officially announced and currently aligning processes):
WY - Oman Air
Announced 20JUN22, with a target of '2024' - no indication yet when in 2024 this may be. https://www.oneworld.com/news/2022-0...-join-oneworld
Expected members:
FJ - Fiji Airways
Currently the only oneworld Connect member, FJ stated 28FEB24 that they would like to seek full membership and would apply in Q3 2024.Full membership may still take until 2025/2026. #1489 and https://onemileatatime.com/news/fiji-airways-oneworld/
EI - Aer Lingus
EI's new owners, IAG (owners of existing members BA+IB), stated before acquisition that they fully intended EI to rejoin, and have restated the intention since completing the purchase. EI has not yet been publically 'invited' by oneworld but should join eventually. When? When it's announced... When will EI become a full member of Oneworld?
Originally Posted by Willie Walsh via USA Today - 18NOV16
Walsh said it was too early to set a precise date for when Aer Lingus might officially join.
“We don’t have a specific timeline. We’re working as quickly as we can," he said.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...-ceo/94064688/
“We don’t have a specific timeline. We’re working as quickly as we can," he said.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...-ceo/94064688/
Potential members:
Well, that's what the discussion below is all about! Heard a rumour? Think oneworld should chase a particular airline to join or switch? Make your case!
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Who will be the next oneworld member? + New membership announcements [merged]
Apr 15, 2019, 1:52 am
#1276
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 6,437
Well OZ was close to oneworld at one point, in the early 2000s. I know OZ used to be a CX Asia Miles partner and maybe an AAdvantage partner, too. This all ended when OZ was determined to join *A.
May 21, 2019, 4:28 pm
#1277
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LHR/SEA/YVR
Programs: BAEC G/*O E
Posts: 919
With BA terminating their service to KBP and LED in October, QR and S7 remain the only *O airlines with flights to countries in the former USSR other than Russia.
It appears S7 was brought into the alliances to close this gap, but with Russia's relations with the rest of the world going south, shouldn't *O start actively recruiting a new member to serve these markets? I think Air Astana, airBaltic, and Ukraine International are ideal candidates for filling the void. BT and KC are being actively courted by *A, and PS seems to be SkyTeam's next target. I am surprised *O passively watches their competitors building strongholds in the Eastern European and ex-USSR markets.
It appears S7 was brought into the alliances to close this gap, but with Russia's relations with the rest of the world going south, shouldn't *O start actively recruiting a new member to serve these markets? I think Air Astana, airBaltic, and Ukraine International are ideal candidates for filling the void. BT and KC are being actively courted by *A, and PS seems to be SkyTeam's next target. I am surprised *O passively watches their competitors building strongholds in the Eastern European and ex-USSR markets.
May 21, 2019, 4:36 pm
#1278
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 2,016
May 21, 2019, 4:59 pm
#1279
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LHR/SEA/YVR
Programs: BAEC G/*O E
Posts: 919
They do, but connecting to S7 is virtually impossible (will require a super expensive Russian visa and transfer between SVO an DME, which is 3-4 hours). Only way to get to KBP with OW from October is to go via Doha. Compare that to a very extensive *S (thanks to SU, Tarom, and KLM) or *A (LOT, Austrian,and TK) networks.
May 22, 2019, 3:22 am
#1280
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: BCN
Programs: BA GGL, IB, LH, IHG Gold
Posts: 582
They do, but connecting to S7 is virtually impossible (will require a super expensive Russian visa and transfer between SVO an DME, which is 3-4 hours). Only way to get to KBP with OW from October is to go via Doha. Compare that to a very extensive *S (thanks to SU, Tarom, and KLM) or *A (LOT, Austrian,and TK) networks.
May 22, 2019, 3:27 am
#1281
Join Date: Apr 2007
Programs: QF, VA, AC, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 3,783
May 22, 2019, 4:05 am
#1283
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: BCN
Programs: BA GGL, IB, LH, IHG Gold
Posts: 582
May 22, 2019, 6:03 am
#1284
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 2,016
Jun 4, 2019, 1:24 am
#1286
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: JAX
Programs: Ex-BA/AA/CP/LY staff, BA Executive Club Blue, IHG Diamond, Marriott Silver, Chick-fil-A Red
Posts: 3,586
Recent oneworld press release: https://www.oneworld.com/news/onewor...ion-gains-pace
More connect partners - soon?
AT joining by June 2020? The previous announcement had been mid-2020, which may also still be true, but there’s room for an earlier join date. Could have said Q2 more specifically if they wanted to. Or maybe they found a different way of saying the same thing...
HT: Raffles/HfP
Originally posted by oneworld.com
- Discussions are at an advanced stage with a number of airlines from several global regions interested in signing as oneworld connect partners, less than six months after Fiji Airways became the debut airline to operate via this new membership platform.
- Implementation advances of Royal Air Maroc as oneworld’s first full member recruit for six years and its first from Africa, targeting a joining date in the first half of 2020.
AT joining by June 2020? The previous announcement had been mid-2020, which may also still be true, but there’s room for an earlier join date. Could have said Q2 more specifically if they wanted to. Or maybe they found a different way of saying the same thing...
HT: Raffles/HfP
Jul 17, 2019, 5:44 am
#1287
Join Date: Jan 2009
Programs: VA Velocity, SQ KrisFlyer
Posts: 92
Recent oneworld press release: https://www.oneworld.com/news/onewor...ion-gains-pace
More connect partners - soon?
AT joining by June 2020? The previous announcement had been mid-2020, which may also still be true, but there’s room for an earlier join date. Could have said Q2 more specifically if they wanted to. Or maybe they found a different way of saying the same thing...
HT: Raffles/HfP
More connect partners - soon?
AT joining by June 2020? The previous announcement had been mid-2020, which may also still be true, but there’s room for an earlier join date. Could have said Q2 more specifically if they wanted to. Or maybe they found a different way of saying the same thing...
HT: Raffles/HfP
I wonder whether JQ would have a chance to enter OneWorld as a Connect member?
Jul 19, 2019, 6:03 pm
#1288
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: Bonvoy, Golden Circle, Marco Polo, MileagePlus, SKYMILES
Posts: 53
Jul 19, 2019, 8:51 pm
#1289
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: country Western Australia
Programs: QF SG(LTS) - AA LTG(1MM)
Posts: 2,771
Just wandering
Fred
Aug 8, 2019, 7:09 am
#1290
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Bath, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 1,002
Just reading an article on worldairlinenews.com that says from 4th June 2020 AA will start a 3 x weekly service from PHL - CMN, AA's first destination in Africa. However, the article also says the following: "Vasu Raja, American's Vice President of Network and Schedule Planning "We look forward to working with Royal Air Maroc when they join oneworld in January""
Does this mean RAM will be flying as oneworld by January? Or a mistake?
Does this mean RAM will be flying as oneworld by January? Or a mistake?