Who is in the oneworld alliance. Oneworld - everything you need to know about the world's third largest aviation alliance
Today we will talk in detail about the second of the three major global Oneworld alliances.
ATone worldare includedairberlin, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN, Mexicana, Qantas, Royal Jordanian, S7 Airlines.
http://www.oneworld.com/member-airlines/
A major Oneworld partner in Asia is Cathay Pacific. AT North America American Airlines. In Europe, British Airway. Each company of the alliance has its own secrets. Proper use of the alliance will make it possible to use the accumulated miles in the most profitable way.
Oneworld also has a Russian participant - S7, or as they are often called in the old fashioned way, Siberia. S7 is not a big airline by world standards, but being part of the alliance gives it great opportunities. S7 has bases (hubs) in Moscow, Irkutsk and Novosibirsk, and for a frequent flyer living in the former CIS, S7 is most likely the most interesting airline. Their miles are worthless, but using the miles of other members of the alliance to get award flights on S7 flights is very profitable, especially given the extremely low tax fees.
In our experience, the most rewarding Oneworld miles are British Airways and American. American Airlines has a geographically regional award table (similar to United in Star Alliance) and they charge minimal taxes when they receive an award ticket. As we wrote earlier, these taxes are often so high that they call into question the rationality of using miles to purchase a ticket. Accordingly, you can fly from Moscow to New York for 60,000 American Airlines miles (and in the off-season for 40,000) and a fee of about 60 dollars. I want to compare with AirFrance where the same ticket costs 50,000 AirFrance miles and 500 dollars in taxes (AirFrance has many advantages, which we will talk about later).
British Airways (similar to ANA in Star Alliance) bases premium ticket prices on the actual distance between origin and destination (regardless of region). This enables short flights (ideally non-stop) with the fewest miles required. Thus, a flight C7 Beijing-Yekaterinburg costs only 20,000 British Airways miles. The same flight would have cost American Airlines 40,000 miles since Beijing is in the Asian region and Yekaterinburg is in the European region.
Don't forget that British Airways only benefits on short flights (the number of miles you need per flight is not based on the distance between where you're flying from and where you're flying), but on long intercontinental flights, it's best to collect miles from other partners like American Airlines. (We'll write more about the secrets of British Airways later.) For example, you can fly American Airlines, collect British Airways miles, and spend those miles on an S7.
ATone worldthere is three status: Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald.We will tell you how to get Oneworld status later.
Aviation alliances are one of the main concepts that any tourist should know. I will try to briefly explain why this knowledge will help save on flights.
Three global aviation alliances
Currently, there are three global airline alliances in the world: SkyTeam (SkyTeam), Star Alliance (Star Alliance), Oneworld (Van World).
Airlines unite into alliances in order to reduce air travel costs, optimize business processes and increase passenger traffic. But to us ordinary passengers, all this is not entirely interesting.
Airlines within the alliance unify the following elements:
– booking system
— bonus programs for passengers
- introduce codeshare flights
- coordinate flight schedules.
Simply put, when organizing connecting flights, it is easier, cheaper and more convenient to fly with aircraft of the same aviation alliance. When organizing my travels in Asia, the USA, Europe and other destinations, I always use flights only within the framework of one aviation alliance, thanks to which I have already saved a lot of money.
Let's take a closer look at all the alliances.
SkyTeam Airlines Alliance (SkyTeam)
It is the second largest aviation alliance in the world. I can say for sure that Russians and especially residents Far East most often use his services. After all, the alliance includes Aeroflot - Russian Airlines (Aeroflot - Russian Airlines) and KoreanAir (Korean Air), widely represented in Vladivostok.
In addition to them, the alliance includes the following airlines:
Europe:
Air Europa (AirEurope)
Air France (Air France)
Alitalia (Alitalia)
CSA - Czech Airlines (ČSA - Czech Airlines)
Asia:
China Eastern Airlines (China Eastern Airlines)
China Southern Airlines (Chinese Southern Airlines)
Garuda Indonesia Airways (GarudaIndonesia)
Vietnam Airlines (Vietnam Airlines)
Xiamen Airlines (Xiamen Airlines)
America:
Aerolineas Argentinas (Argentine Airlines)
Aeromexico (Aeromexica)
Delta Air Lines (DeltaEyrLines)
Africa and Middle East:
Kenya Airways (KenyaAirways)
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudi Arabian Airlines)
Tarom (Tarom)
I think that SkyTeam (SkyTeam) is particularly well suited Russian passengers when organizing flights within Europe.
Oneworld Airlines Alliance (Van Werld)
So far it is the smallest aviation alliance, but it is rapidly gaining momentum. I have already flown with alliance aircraft several times, and I especially want to note profitable offer that can be used by its clients.
In Russia, S7 Airlines, also actively represented in Vladivostok, has recently become a member of the alliance.
Other members of the alliance:
Europe:
Air Berlin (AirBerlin)
British Airways (British Airways)
Iberia (Iberia)
Finnair (Finnair)
Asia:
Cathay Pacific
JapanAirlines - JAL (Japan Airlines - JAL)
Malaysia Airlines (Malaysia Airlines)
SriLankanAirlines (Sri Lanka Airlines)
America:
American Airlines (American Airlines)
LANAirlines (LAN Airlines)
Mexicana (Mexican)
TAMLinhasAereas (TAM Airlines)
USAirways (US Airways)
Australia and Middle East:
Qantas (Kvontas)
Qatar Airways (Qatar Airways)
RoyalJordanianAirlines (Royal Jordanian Airlines)
In my opinion, Oneworld is very well suited for flights within Asia and the US.
Alliance of airlines Star Alliance (Star Alliance)
This is the oldest and largest aviation alliance in the world, but I put it in last place in my review. This is due to the fact that so far none Russian airline does not participate in this alliance.
Alliance members:
Europe:
Adria Airways (Adria Airways)
Aegean Airlines (Aegean Airlines)
Austrian Airlines (Austrian Airlines)
Brussels Airlines (Brussels Airlines)
CroatiaAirlines (Croatia Airlines)
LOTPolishAirlines (LOT Polish Airlines)
Lufthansa (Lufthansa)
SAS - ScandinavianAirlines (SAS - Scandinavian Airlines)
Spanair (Spanair)
Swiss International Air Lines (SwissInterneshnlEyrlaynz)
TAP Portugal
Turkish Airlines (Turkish Airlines)
Asia:
Air China (AirChina)
Thai Airways (Thai Airways)
Singapore Airlines (Singapore Airlines)
All Nippon Airways (All Nippon Airways)
Asiana Airlines (AsianaAirlines)
Eva Air (EvaAir)
America:
AirCanada (Air Canada)
United Airlines (United Airlines)
Australia, New Zealand, Africa:
Air New Zealand (Air New Zealand)
Egyptair (Egyptair)
Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian Airlines)
South African Airways (South African Airways)
Alliance coverage allows you to plan flights with it to almost any part of the world.
The most important thing
one world-- the third largest aviation alliance in the world -- after Star Alliance and SkyTeam.
Oneworld was recognized as the best airline alliance in 2004 by the Business Traveler Awards and named the world's leading airline alliance for a four-year period in 2006 by the World Travel Awards. In the same year, Oneworld carried 321 million passengers with a total of about 2,300 aircraft.
After a major expansion in 2007, the alliance now serves over 700 destinations in nearly 150 countries worldwide, with more than 9,000 daily flights.
In 2010, the alliance brought together 11 of the world's leading airlines and over 20 affiliates, connecting more than 800 cities around the world by air. American Airlines is proud to be a founding member of this alliance. For six years in a row, Oneworld has been recognized as the world's leading airline alliance by the respected industry organization World Travel Awards.
The largest airline in Mexico and Central America has accepted an official invitation to join the alliance of the world's leading airlines. Oneworld is the only aviation alliance with full coverage of Australia (Qantas) and the only alliance with a member from South America(LAN Airlines).
The member airlines and their subsidiaries have a high degree of cooperation in planning, ticketing, loyalty programs, flight connections, code sharing, airport terminal sharing, which reduces costs and allows the exchange of experience. The members of the alliance also apply the same principles of work, as far as possible, pursue the same policies and use the same procedures, and cooperate in the technological field. Alliance members' costs are optimized through single purchases.
Oneworld offers its customers a network of routes around the world and a range of services that no single airline could offer. This makes air travel more convenient for passengers than ever before. Prices depend on the class of service (economy, business or first) and, what distinguishes this offer from others, on the number of continents visited, and not on the total duration of the route.
This greatly facilitates travel planning. This offer covers flights from all eleven Oneworld member airlines or their subsidiaries, which is almost 800 destinations around the world. Oneworld Explorer is the best choice for anyone who is going on a trip around the world visiting all continents. It is important to note that Qantas, a member of the Oneworld alliance, is the only member of the global air carrier alliance with an extensive network of domestic flights in Australia.
Oneworld alliance members:
1. American Airlines;
2. British Airways;
3. Cathay Pacific;
6 Japan Airlines
8. Malev Hungarian Airlines;
9. Mexicana (the airline does not operate flights);
10. Qantas Airways;
11. Royal Jordanian;
12. S7 Airlines (Siberia).
Oneworld founding airlines:
1. American Airlines;
2. Cathay Pacific;
3. British Airways;
oneworld was founded in 1999 and became the second international aviation alliance in the world after . Now it is the third largest alliance, uniting 13 airlines from different parts of the world. Russia is represented in oneworld by S7 Airlines, the second largest fleet and route network carrier in the country. The founding members of the alliance were American Airlines (USA), British Airways (UK), Canadian Airlines (Canada), Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong) and QANTAS (Australia).
The main thing to know about oneworld alliance:
| oneworld Essentials | |
|---|---|
| Number of participants: | 13 airlines |
| Airlines from Russia: | S7 Airlines |
| Airlines of the CIS countries or Ukraine: | No |
| Flight directions: | 158 countries |
| Main regions: | Europe, Asia, America (South and North), Middle East |
| Number of airports hosting oneworld member flights: | 1012 airports |
| Average annual passenger traffic: | over 527 million passengers carried |
| Bonus programs: | each airline has its own program, but miles earned on flights of one can be spent on services provided by another |
| oneworld official website: | oneworld.com |
The oneworld alliance brings together 13 full members, 30 affiliated companies (part of the same group of companies as the main carrier) and 1 other airline on this moment claims to join the alliance as a full member. We present full list airlines that are now full members of the alliance:
| Oneworld member airlines | |
|---|---|
 | american airlines The country: USA; |
 | british airways The country: United Kingdom; |
 | cathay pacific The country: Hong Kong; |
 | The country: Finland; |
 | Iberia The country: Spain; |
 | Japan Airlines The country: Japan; |
 | LATAM The country: Chile; |
 | Malaysia Airlines The country: Malaysia; |
 | QANTAS The country: Australia; |
 | Qatar Airways The country: Qatar; |
 | Royal Jordanian The country: Jordan; |
 | S7 Airlines The country: Russia; |
 | SriLankan Airlines The country: Sri Lanka; |
Although the Alliance loses in terms of the number of participants (26 airlines) and (20 airlines), but in terms of the total size of the fleet and the number of destinations, it is almost on a par with Skyteam. Largely due to the fact that the key airlines of the alliance are the huge fleet of American and the large Qatar Airways, British Airways, QANTAS and LATAM.
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If we talk about airlines from Europe, then there are only three of them in oneworld:
- British British Airways
- Finnish;
- and Spanish Iberia.
Russia is represented in oneworld airline S7 Airlines, which significantly improved the quality of service before joining the international alliance, updated its aircraft fleet, replacing obsolete Soviet aircraft on modern Airbus, Boeing and Embraer liners. Now the carrier fully complies with all international standards of safety and quality of service.
It is possible that over time oneworld will add another carrier from Russia, but at the moment the alliance announces its plans to expand its presence in other regions - especially in Africa and China. Oneworld is practically not represented there now, unlike Star Alliance and SkyTeam.
Oneworld Member Airlines Rewards Programs
There is no single-brand rewards program at oneworld, however, all participating airlines recognize the reward points of other alliance partners. It is enough to register in one bonus program of any of the members of the alliance and accumulate points from any flights made on the flights of oneworld members to this bonus account.
The accumulated points can also be spent on the services of any alliance airline. And here is the list of privileges that opens for members of the oneworld bonus program:
The main thing is that registration in several programs of different carriers is not required - it's convenient!
And one more distinctive feature of the oneworld alliance bonus program. You can accumulate points not only on flights of full members of the alliance, but also on affiliated airlines (usually subsidiaries of one or another carrier).
oneworld security & accidents
Today oneworld has very strict requirements for member airlines. Security standards are the same for the entire alliance. Before joining, each airline goes through a series of serious certification procedures. They show its compliance with the requirements and standards.
photo © Kirill message
Each air carrier applying for entry into oneworld undergoes an external audit. It includes checking the company for 118 items. Most of them are related to security.
We have searched international air crash databases to find all fatal accidents that have occurred on oneworld airlines.
- American Airlines has had two plane crashes since joining oneworld. Two planes with passengers were destroyed on September 11, 2001 during the terrorist attacks in New York. And in November of the same year, an Airbus A300 crashed - the tail stabilizer fell off the plane. 260 people on board died.
- In July 2007, an Airbus A320 of LAN Brasil (now LATAM Airlines Brasil) skidded off the runway while landing in Sao Paulo and crashed into a warehouse building. All 187 passengers were killed, as well as the crew and 12 people on the ground.
- In August 2011, a Boeing 737 of LAN Colombia (now LATAM Airlines Colombia) crashed while landing. 2 people died, 114 were injured. The cause of the disaster was a lightning strike on the plane.
- Two disasters in 2014 happened to the liners of Malaysia Airlines. In March, Boeing 777 flight MH370 disappeared from radar screens with 239 passengers on board. Even the approximate place where the plane crashed is still unknown. The second airliner (also a Boeing 777) was shot down in July of the same year in the sky over Ukraine. 298 people on board were killed.
Note! We have analyzed accidents with aircraft of one or another airline only from the moment it joined the alliance! We took into account only incidents that resulted in the death of passengers.
There were also several crashes and cases of aircraft loss near different airlines, but they did without the loss of passengers or people on the ground. Accidents with S7 Airlines aircraft happened long before the airline joined the alliance.
oneworld development prospects
For all international alliances, one of the most promising markets now is Indian. Oneworld is not currently represented there. Also, there are no African airlines in the alliance or frequent flights to African countries. It is logical to assume that these are the main directions of the alliance's development.
photo © Roni Kokko
On the other hand, oneworld has a strong presence in most of Latin America thanks to LATAM. And in Asia by Malaysia Airlines and SriLankan.
It is possible that one or more airlines from Europe will join the alliance in the near future. And in 2018, the national airline of the Republic of Fiji, Fiji Airlines (formerly Air Pacific), is expected to join the alliance.
