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Fiji Airways, Oman Air set to hitch Oneworld alliance

The Oneworld alliance is getting a brand new full-fledged member within the South Pacific. Throughout the subsequent yr, Fiji Airways will develop into a full member of the worldwide alliance, Oneworld leaders introduced Monday.

In the meantime, Oman Air — primarily based in Muscat, Oman — is anticipated to hitch the alliance throughout the subsequent few months, some two years after the provider was introduced as the latest future alliance member.

Collectively, these two airline arrivals will spell 15% progress for Oneworld, which is without doubt one of the three main world airline alliances. It options U.S. carriers American Airways and Alaska Airways and abroad companions like British Airways, Iberia, Qatar Airways, Cathay Pacific and Japan Airways, amongst others.

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Fiji to completely be a part of Oneworld

The flag provider of Fiji and the South Pacific, Fiji Airways has been a Oneworld Join companion for greater than 5 years.

Underneath the association, the provider has had some restricted reciprocal advantages with each Oneworld member airline and extra sturdy partnerships with its sponsors, together with American and Oneworld companions British Airways, Cathay Pacific and Qantas.

However now, the Nadi, Fiji-based provider will step up its ties with all of the carriers within the Oneworld alliance. Meaning extra methods to earn miles, faucet into elite standing perks and revel in lounge entry for members of any Oneworld companion’s loyalty program — from American Airways AAdvantage to Alaska Airways Mileage Plan to British Airways Government Membership and past.

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“As a full Oneworld member airline, Fiji Airways will present Oneworld Emerald, Sapphire, and Ruby clients with a full suite of Oneworld advantages,” the alliance stated in a press release Monday. This contains incomes and redeeming miles, incomes standing factors, benefitting from precedence check-in and boarding, and receiving lounge entry, it famous.

The identical goes for Fiji Airways’ Tabua Membership members flying with Oneworld companions.

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New choices for Oneworld loyalists

This alteration means extra choices for Oneworld loyalists hoping to go to Fiji for trip or benefit from the connectivity within the South Pacific.

The association will deliver new alternatives to earn miles within the Oneworld program of your selection when flying with Fiji or to guide flights on Fiji utilizing miles out of your favourite Oneworld frequent flyer program.

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Fiji operates a fleet of 21 plane, together with a wide-body fleet of Airbus A330 and A350 jets — all configured in two-class enterprise and financial system. The airline flies to 26 locations worldwide, together with Los Angeles by way of Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX) and San Francisco by way of San Francisco Worldwide Airport (SFO) on the U.S. mainland.

It’s also possible to fly with the provider to further outstanding Oneworld hub cities, resembling Sydney, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

Does Fiji Airways have a lounge?

It is value noting that Fiji’s flagship Premier Lounge at its dwelling base, Nadi Worldwide Airport (NAN), is extremely regarded. Along with being an interesting possibility for Oneworld companions, going ahead, it is also obtainable to Precedence Move members and ranked amongst TPG’s finest Precedence Move lounges world wide as of April.

Premier Lounge entryway. CHRIS DONG/THE POINTS GUY

When will Fiji Airways be a part of Oneworld?

Fiji Airways will begin its transition to Oneworld straight away, the alliance stated Monday. It is anticipated to be a full member inside one yr.

When will Oman Air be a part of Oneworld?

Greater than two years after Oman Air was introduced as a brand new alliance member, we’re getting a firmer timeline for its arrival within the world alliance. The provider is anticipated to completely be a part of in some unspecified time in the future in 2024, the alliance stated Monday.

Provided that the yr is almost midway full, that might imply an arrival throughout the subsequent a number of months.

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