oneworld alliance enters paradise: its 14th airline flies to dream destinations
As of March 31, with the start of Summer 2025, oneworld has forfeited its 14th 'full member,' joining [...]
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From March 31, with the beginning of Summer 2025, oneworld has forfeited its 14th 'full member', joining British Airways, Iberia, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Alaska Airlines, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian, and SriLankan Airlines.
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It is Fiji Airways, whose passengers as of April 1 have access to more than 900 destinations around the world, while Those with the status will have access to nearly 700 lounges around the world, including those recently opened by oneworld in Amsterdam Schipol e in Seoul Incheon.
As a 'full' member of the alliance, Fiji Airways has also chosen to adopt American Airlines' frequent flyer program, AAdvantage.
The company, which has its main hub in Nadi, has a fleet consisting of 14 aircraft comprising 4 Airbus A350-900, 1 Airbus A330-300, 3 Airbus A330-200, 5 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 1 Boeing 737-800, all in two classes (Business and Economy).
Fly non-stop to 27 destinations in 14 countries scattered across the Pacific, Australia, North America and Asia, including four oneworld mega-hubs: Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney and Dallas.
In 2024 it boasted numerous accolades from Skytrax, which awarded her as Best Company in the Australia/Pacific Region and for Best Business Class Catering and Best Cabin Crew always in Australia/Pacific.
The oneworld alliance is (and remains even after the accessions of Fiji Airways and those now forthcoming from Oman Air e by Starlux) The smallest of the international alliances as far as 'full member' airlines are concerned, to which, however, it joins some 20 'partner' airlines. These include, as of March 31, Fiji Link, a subsidiary company that operates regional and short-haul and inter-island flights in Fiji with a fleet of turboprops: four ATR-72s and one ATR-42 alongside four DHC-6 Twin Otters.
Star Alliance, the largest of the international alliances, has 25 'full members' (to which ITA Airways will be added in a few months), while Skyteam (which recently lost Czech Airlines but acquired Scandinavian Airlines) gathers a total of 18 airlines as full members.
