Summary
- Oman Air expects to affix oneworld alliance within the second half of 2024, becoming the 14th member.
- The milestone represents a defining moment for Oman Air to supply more travel options to its passengers.
- oneworld celebrated its twenty fifth anniversary on February 1, 2024.
Oman Air said that it expected to finalize the means of joining the oneworld alliance within the second half of 2024, becoming the 14th member of the alliance, which recently celebrated its twenty fifth anniversary.
Joining oneworld
Gerhard Girkinger, Vice President (VP) of Customer Experience, Delivery, and Membership of oneworld, told Executive Traveller that while he cannot provide a precise date, the chief hoped that the flag carrier of Oman would join the alliance within the second half of 2024.
Once Oman Air joins oneworld, it can turn into the 14th full member of the alliance, joining Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian, and SriLankan Airlines, in addition to 26 affiliate airlines. Moreover, Fiji Airways is an oneworld connect partner.
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The 2 parties announced that Oman Air would join oneworld in June 2022. On the time, the statement said that the carrier would turn into a fully-fledged member of the alliance sometime in 2024. Qatar Airways acted as a sponsor for the airline.
Abdulaziz Al Raisi, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Oman Air, highlighted in June 2022 that the airline joining oneworld represents a defining moment in its journey to supply its passengers with more travel options through the alliance.
Alaska Airlines has been the newest addition to the alliance’s roster, with the Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA)-based carrier joining oneworld in March 2021. Hawaiian Airlines could also join the alliance because the former announced the acquisition of the latter in December 2023.
The airline announced its intentions to affix the airline in February 2020, only a month before the pandemic broke out globally. Alaska Airlines affirmed its intentions in July 2020, with its CEO on the time, Brad Tilden, saying that this may improve its connectivity and repair for its guests.
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On February 1, 2024, oneworld celebrated its twenty fifth anniversary when its founding members, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, and Qantas, established the alliance to reinforce travel options for its customers. The primary-ever alliance was Star Alliance, formed on May 14, 1997.
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Moreover, Nat Pieper will turn into the CEO of oneworld on April 1, 2024. Pieper has been the senior VP of Fleet, Finance, and Alliances at Alaska Airlines, with the chief replacing Rob Gurney, who departed the alliance on July 1, 2023.
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